Recent content by C-Rad

You guys really came through for me. Thank you very much. Some of you suggested things I hadn’t considered (autozone/O’Reily brand, quin, Tekton). You also offered some things to consider: new vs used, the tool care learning curve, ease of replacing odd lost pieces. Over the years I’ve...

I want to get my 16 year old son a set of ratchets and sockets he can use to repair and restore cars at home for decades. Forty-five years ago I got a Craftsman mechanics tool set that has never failed me, so 1980s Craftsman or better is the level of quality I’m looking for. I understand that...

I just needed a second jack (preferably vintage) to help me restore old cars I don’t have time for. This jack I s probably too much time and money for me to restore. It still has the removable cast iron cover that says “Walker”, which is often missing, so maybe I can sell that to someone with...

Does the rust on the exposed part of the shaft(s) mean that the shaft is shot? Are those now rusty shafts supposed to be mirror smooth and seal against o-rings?

I recently bought this Walker jack and I’m wondering how difficult/expensive you all think it might be to restore. I think it’s a Walker 781 “shorty”, but let me know if I’m wrong. The tag is inconclusive. It looks like it started life as a model 781 (faintly stamped) and was stamping over...