Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
John Berryman wrote: I use mostly Snap-On tools but had a very old Craftsman ratchet. Long handle, fine tooth. A friend has one, possibly 40's vintage, 18 or so, 1/2 drive. The last time he took it to Sears (~1980) they didn't want to rebuild it, they wanted to exchange it for a 12. He declined. A lot of his tools have walked off in the last couple of years, but I hope he still knows where that ratchet is.
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Feb 27, 2006, at 7:46 PM, Mitch Haley wrote: A friend has one, possibly 40's vintage, 18 or so, 1/2 drive. The last time he took it to Sears (~1980) they didn't want to rebuild it, they wanted to exchange it for a 12. He declined. A lot of his tools have walked off in the last couple of years, but I hope he still knows where that ratchet is. I have stuff from the 1920s and more from 1930s that I still use. Is someone stealing your buddy's tools? That's low. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
John Berryman wrote: I have stuff from the 1920s and more from 1930s that I still use. Is someone stealing your buddy's tools? That's low. He had this great idea to take an old six horse trailer, close off the windows, and make a mobile tool crib. Put a 5 hp compressor in it, a couple roller cabs full of hand tools, etc. Then he parked it at the horse farm, and the farm help started helping themselves. You'd find his best air impact wrench literally in manure outdoors where somebody used it to fix the tractor, dropped it on the ground, got on the tractor and drove off, things like that. Hand tools just evaporated, along with two out of three kerosene heaters, etc, etc. He knew ten years ago that anything the clowns got their hands on would be destroyed or disappeared, but he parked the trailer over there anyway.
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Feb 28, 2006, at 12:46 AM, Mitch Haley wrote: He knew ten years ago that anything the clowns got their hands on would be destroyed or disappeared, but he parked the trailer over there anyway. Oh well. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
John Berryman wrote: Try taking it apart and cleaning it. You may not like what they offer for replacement. If you don't and your old one is shot, see if they can get you a repair kit. To take it apart would be a pretty obvious thing to do, but doing so somewhow never occurred to me. Turns out the problem is not so much that it is full of dirt (it was) but that one tooth is stripped and the jam was due to the broken piece of metal going on walkabout into the ratchet mechanism. Don't really notice the missing tooth in operation. I went to Sears and they wanted to exchange for a new one without even looking at it. Because I'm such a sentimental fool, I asked for a repair kit instead; they're currently out and the shipment will be in on Thursday. Upon thinking about it I think I'll exchange it and pay the difference to upgrade to a fine-tooth thin profile version. I really like the 3/8 one I bought last year. Tom
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
Mitch Haley wrote: A friend has one, possibly 40's vintage, 18 or so, 1/2 drive. The last time he took it to Sears (~1980) they didn't want to rebuild it, they wanted to exchange it for a 12. He declined. I saw a while ago that Sears had reissued its 1940something ratchets, gold-plated for BMW mechanics. So hopefully parts are available again, too. It is worth a shot... Tom
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
John Berryman wrote: Anything is better than nothing. ...Most of the time. It seems that once every 30+ years is an insuffient maintenace regimen for a ratchet, by which time it is so full of dirt that fresh oil will serve only to migrate that dirt into the ratcheting mechanism and cause it to jam. Bummer. So I'm off to Sears in the morning to avail myself of the free replacement warranty. I love Sears. Tom
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Feb 26, 2006, at 11:29 PM, tom savage wrote: ...Most of the time. It seems that once every 30+ years is an insuffient maintenace regimen for a ratchet, by which time it is so full of dirt that fresh oil will serve only to migrate that dirt into the ratcheting mechanism and cause it to jam. Bummer. So I'm off to Sears in the morning to avail myself of the free replacement warranty. I love Sears. Tom Try taking it apart and cleaning it. You may not like what they offer for replacement. If you don't and your old one is shot, see if they can get you a repair kit. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 23:47:56 -0500 John Berryman [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Try taking it apart and cleaning it. You may not like what they offer for replacement. If you don't and your old one is shot, see if they can get you a repair kit. When I broke the guts of my 1968 era Craftsman rachet, they wouldn't give me a new one and insisted on a repair kit. Still works just fine (and I think I did it twice with the socket retaining mechanism being the part that failed). Craig
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Feb 27, 2006, at 12:21 AM, Craig McCluskey wrote: When I broke the guts of my 1968 era Craftsman rachet, they wouldn't give me a new one and insisted on a repair kit. Still works just fine (and I think I did it twice with the socket retaining mechanism being the part that failed). Craig I use mostly Snap-On tools but had a very old Craftsman ratchet. Long handle, fine tooth. It was very handy for certain operations. The innards wore out and Sears did not have anything close to it. I opted to keep the ratchet rather than exchange for their newer version of that tool. It still worked in the on direction so I used it like that until I got lucky and bought a milk crate of used tools. there was a short handled ratchet with the same mechanism. I swapped the guts and still use this 40+ year old tool. I take extra precautions to keep it alive. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
ATF would be the go. Hendrik - Original Message - From: tom savage [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Mercedes Discussion List [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 3:55 AM Subject: [MBZ] Ratchet lube John Berryman wrote: Unusual for one to fail, may just have gummed up inside. I regularly soak all my ratchets in oil, including all my Snap-On ratcheting torque wrenches. This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask for a while now. I've got a 1/2 Craftsman ratchet which is older than I am and has an oil port on the end. I'm sure it has never been serviced. Is there any particular oil I should use? Thanks, Tom ___ http://www.striplin.net For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 268.0.0/268 - Release Date: 23/02/2006
[MBZ] Ratchet lube
John Berryman wrote: Unusual for one to fail, may just have gummed up inside. I regularly soak all my ratchets in oil, including all my Snap-On ratcheting torque wrenches. This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask for a while now. I've got a 1/2 Craftsman ratchet which is older than I am and has an oil port on the end. I'm sure it has never been serviced. Is there any particular oil I should use? Thanks, Tom
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask for a while now. I've got a 1/2 Craftsman ratchet which is older than I am and has an oil port on the end. I'm sure it has never been serviced. Is there any particular oil I should use? I use ATF in a pump dispenser for generic oiling like that. -- Jim
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
Jim Cathey wrote: I use ATF in a pump dispenser for generic oiling like that. That was my first thought, as well. Thanks Jim. Tom
Re: [MBZ] Ratchet lube
On Feb 25, 2006, at 12:25 PM, tom savage wrote: This brings up a question I've been meaning to ask for a while now. I've got a 1/2 Craftsman ratchet which is older than I am and has an oil port on the end. I'm sure it has never been serviced. Is there any particular oil I should use? Thanks, Tom Anything is better than nothing. My personal preference is to soak them in a coffee can with a mix of Marvel Mystery oil and whatever dino motor oil I have an open bottle of. I put the plastic cover back on and save it for the next time. I set them in another empty coffee can until they drain enough not to make puddles in my tool chest. Johnny B. I Mac Therefore I am
