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I disassembled a 3/8 Penncraft with QR tonight, and I believe you're right. There was no spring under the pawl in my ratchet. I took some pictures of the disassembly, so hopefully this helps you get yours back together and working again. Mechanism removed, but still assembled. The first...

Interesting. Thanks for posting.

It's ALMOST certain that yours did not have a ball bearing under the spring. I say "almost" because I have an old 60-tooth 3/8-drive Champion Plugmaster flexhead made by NB, and it has a ball bearing under the pawl. The hole for the pawl spring is much deeper than in any of my other...

The coil of that spring sits in the "crater" with the arms extending upwardly. The long arm pokes up through the slot in the "internal faceplate" and then goes up through small hole in the selector. The short arm of the spring pokes up through the small hole in the "internal faceplate" only...

It's definitely got more polishing and smoother chrome. Here's some pictures of it next to an NBM-35 ratchet. A few observations: When I got it, it rattled noticeably if you shook it. After lubing it with grease (it was totally dry inside), it doesn't rattle nearly so much--but still a...

Thanks, I think I'll take a chance and see how it compares to my NBM 35. I did go back through this thread trying to capture what Powderkeg has said about potential NHT/Stanley production. On 1/19/2015, he first added these "unbranded" ratchets to the list of names under which NB ratchets were...

What do the resident experts think of this? https://www.ebay.com/itm/151770080481 Nothing is stamped on them except "USA." The seller seems to have a lot of them for sale, listed as "open box." I'm inclined to think they're genuine NB, Kilness-patent, USA-made ratchets that someone found in a...

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"QR2" - Got it. Thanks for helping me get my nomenclature right. :thumbup: This thread is going to be very useful if I ever find myself in possession of a QR1.

Were the pawl pins interference fit and pressed into place in at least some of these RHTFs--or maybe in the repair kits? I have 9 of these ratchets between Cman and Easco. And in two 1/2-drives and one 3/8, neither pivot pin will budge. I tried using a pick tool to pry them up because there's...

This thread (Can't post links yet, but the url is garagejournal.com/ followed by forum/showthread.php?t=275801) suggests automotive parts stores or old hardware stores. You'll probably need to bring in your old one to match it up. McMaster-Carr might be an avenue too, but you'll need to...

I am in need of a selector plate for a 1/2 inch RHFT. I hate to buy a whole rebuild kit and raid it just for this one piece. Of course, I'm willing to pay if someone has an extra in a worn out ratchet, or spare parts lying around after a rebuild.