I have a 3/8" 11-974 ratchet that was stuck and needed some cleaning. When I was taking it apart, the lever just fell out. When I went to put it back together, the lever no longer stays in. Does anybody have any experience with the rebuild kits for these ratchets? Do I need to flare the end of the lever a bit with a punch so it stays in the pawl?
Armstrong Ratchet Lever
- Thread starter MC1983
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Yes. I've rebuilt plenty of Armstrongs and you need to flare the end with a small punch.
DieselSmokinYall
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Kind of funny I just saw this... I was cleaning some of my ratchets this weekend and noticed my Armstrong 1/2 ratchet was missing the lever altogether. So I took apart my 3/8 Armstrong to look inside and the lever was about to fall out as well, the flare was working its way back up, I tried to re-flare it but it cracked.
Im probably going to have to order a couple kits too.
Im probably going to have to order a couple kits too.
I really don't want to buy a new rebuild kit just for a lever. Has anyone tried to put a little bit of jbweld on the pawl to keep the lever in place? I figure when I need to rebuild, I can just take a punch and crack the jbweld to get the lever out.
spongerich
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I might have a lever. I had a bunch of Armstrong rebuild kits... sold them all, but a few were open and I dumped the leftover parts in a drawer. If you post up a pic of yours I'll take a look at what I've got and see if I have a match.
Heres a picture of the lever from the back. If you need a picture from the pawl side, let me know and I can take it as well. Are the levers different between Armstrong ratchets? I have another 3/8" Armstrong 11-972 ratchet and the lever looks to be the same as this one.
spongerich
Well-known member
Found 'em... looks like they're a match. PM headed your way.
DieselSmokinYall
Member
Did you get a PM from me... Its not showing I sent a PM back, I sent it twice and still says 0 sent
Anyway thanks PP sent too
here's what mine looks like
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