1st purchase off a truck

[xwarp]

Found a local cornwell dealer and met up with him a bit ago. Talked a bit about tool storage and older diagnostic equipment.

The main reason for the stop was that i wanted to see that "go thru" ratchet - socket set.

Very nice. So nice that i bought a set. I did ask if it was u.s. but he could not tell me for sure. Did say that the u.s. made stuff was marked starting with crw, which this is, but in any case, very much nicer than the china craftsman set.

 

[jjjrmx5]

What was your "out the door" price on that Cornwell pass-thru set may I ask?

TIA.

 

[LWaite]

Nice pick up

 

[TheFarmer]

Nice!

 

[xwarp]

my price was probably more than i should have paid for this, (in fact taiwanese), set, 90.00,

BUT,

as stated, they are very nice.

will report back on how they work out.

one thing i should state right off that i am sure people may have not noticed that are looking at this set, is that the ratchet only turns one direction, meaning, you have to flip it to go opposite. not sure if i'm going to like that.

also, i have know idea how the mechanism works inside. when spinning it, when you would normally hear the "clicks", not on this.

 

[TWX]

one thing i should state right off that i am sure people may have not noticed that are looking at this set, is that the ratchet only turns one direction, meaning, you have to flip it to go opposite. not sure if i'm going to like that.

That would be a dealbreaker for me. I've backed the tool into something and no ability to reverse would be a problem.

I don't like how it's packaged either. Too big of packaging. Would fit in a size more like this Craftsman set:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=140611815038

And then bringing it along would be a lot more practical.

Yeah, I know, I'm raining on your parade. I'm sorry. But, these issues annoy me.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

They come very handy. Enjoy!!

 

[Toolhorder]

I've backed the tool into something and no ability to reverse would be a problem.

That *****. I did this once on the top bolt of a Range Rover bellhousing bolt. I backed the bolt out with a first generation ratcheting gear wrench. The bolthead ran against the firewall and I couldn't get the bolt or wrench out. I ended up using a prybar to "move" the engine slightly so I could get it out.
*****

 

[xwarp]

first report of actual use.

so today, i picked up a set of '89 camaro wheels. after having the tires mounted and balanced, i decided to level out the rear of the truck with the front since it was about 2 1/2" higher.

this is where the go thru set came in.

torquing down the u-bolt nuts with this gearless ratchet had me worried at first, but after the first 2, i realized this ratchet wasn't going to slip anytime soon. the handle, well, i can't remember it being uncomfortable, but i would have remembered if it was.

the only issue with it is the one way direction.

i was also using a 1/2" proto ratchet and while loosening one of the original u-bolt nuts, i managed to knock the selector.

i will now state that even though the cornwell go thru ratchet is one way and you have to flip it, the one time the selector on the proto ratchet flips while using it, pissed me off. that's never usually a problem for me except for tight locations or when murphy is messing with me.