Reducing Back Drag on Snap On Ratcheting Screwdrivers

[Adam.C]

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[Charlief]

Those are a warranteed item if you bought it off the truck. Inter webs purchase.... Oh well. Live and learn.

 

[Davie]

I got a new screwdriver out of that fault. Managed to swap it for an older plastic screwdriver too rather than the crappy soft grip

 

[IFMJohn]

My snap-on ratcheting screwdriver came out of the box as smooth as butter. I use it all the time at the shop.

 

[n8n]

Those are a warranteed item if you bought it off the truck. Inter webs purchase.... Oh well. Live and learn.

Been trying to buy one off the truck for a month now guess he doesn't like money...

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[RatchetMan]

Something seems off... While Snapon can produce lemons as well I own a few of Snapon's ratcheting screwdrivers and have handled several on the tool truck. They have all been smooth and they worked fine. If you have a relationship with a driver just show him what's going on and he will fix you up. Even if you don't have a driver just hop on a truck one day and buy yourself something nice....the driver will likely check out your screwdriver while you shop. I am not a pro but I have a worked with several local Snapon guys and have found them all friendly and more than willing to do business.

 

[daddy2coull]

rubber washer? what rubber washer? there isn't one in the repair kit

 

[daddy2coull]

ah, i see exactly what the problem is. the soft handle screw drivers with the removeable shank has a different drive gear that has an indent for the spring ball to locate in on the shank. i believe they no longer supply repair kits for the soft handle type

 

[ChevyEFI]

So just a reminder- the standard GJ answer about these screwdrivers is dead wrong. The washer doesn't retain the shank

I'm glad I made a thread about that.
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=288878

i believe they no longer supply repair kits for the soft handle type

The drivers are a current production item. The kits are available. Just not listed on the old or new sites.

 

[daddy2coull]

on some of the most recent drivers they don't have the cut out for releasing the circlip. customer services have sent me out a complete handle assembly

 

[G_P]

I bought a used one with the same drag problem. I opened it up, cleaned out the lube and relubed it with superlube.
It works perfectly now.

 

[Biomed]

the soft handle screw drivers with the removeable shank has a different drive gear that has an indent for the spring ball to locate in on the shank. i believe they no longer supply repair kits for the soft handle type

SO doesn't supply Soft Grip ratcheting screwdriver repair kits because they don't exist and never did.

There are a few "experts" here on GJ that claim the kits exist but have never been able to provide a part number for these elusive kits.

I suspect this is because if you could get these elusive kits folks would never purchase Soft Grip ratcheting screwdrivers, instead they would purchase Hard Handle ratcheting screwdrivers and replace the internals with the kit.

SO sometimes does some strange things but they are NOT stupid. They won't do anything to jeopardize sales of the Soft Grip.

Again I challenge anyone to find the P/N of this elusive Soft Grip ratcheting screwdriver repair kit. If it existed I would order a boat load and convert all my Hard Handle ratcheting screwdrivers to use removeable shanks.

The thing that really irk's me is SO wants folks to upgrade to the Soft Grip's but try and get some of the phillip's or Torx shanks... they are almost always back ordered or unavailable.

 

[Regal2800]

The internals of the soft grip and hard handle are exactly the same. Both have the detent. The only difference between the two is that the shank on the soft handle has the ball with a spring on it and the hard handle doesn't. if you like the hard handle, take it apart to remove the shank and replace it with the shank from a soft handle. They sell the shanks separately in i think 3 sizes.