Abstract: A chuck includes a generally cylindrical body having a nose section and a tail section. The tail section is configured to rotate with the drive shaft, and the nose section has an axial bore formed therein. A plurality of jaws are movably disposed with respect to said body toward and away from an axis of the axial bore. A generally cylindrical sleeve is mounted about the body forward of the body tail section and extends rearwardly toward and surrounds the body tail section. A disc is mounted about the body tail section and defines a plurality of radially outward extending flexible tips that engage the sleeve.