Recent content by fluxdeity

Tekton is a Michigan based company providing good(not perfect, but good enough for price and warranty) tools. Gearwrench is owned by Apex who also owns many other tool brands and doesn't really care about customer service as much as profit margins.

Tool shop is chinese garbage. Look for Taiwan/USA Masterforce stuff at Menards. Avoid the performax too.

For Taiwanese tools you might as well go Tekton or Carlyle for easier warranty.

I don't know how much you can trust this.

The snap-on SEP is a good program to get tools discounted heavily. Only downside is they don't have every tool for snap-on students, only a few. But they do have good sales. SHRLF80A for $106.90 FHLL80 for $71.26 112TMMSY for $102.52 You get the point.

I've got the mini 72 tooth 1/4 and 3/8 that both have really little backdrag, a standard and long 3/8 with little to medium resistance. Then there's the 90 tooth. It has a lot of resistance and won't ratchet as easily as the 72's.

Yeah I'm talking about just holding the square and spinning it with your fingers while holding nothing else in the ratchet. My 72 tooth stays in 6 o clock position while the 90 doesn't ratchet and can do a 360.

I don't believe there's a problem with the ratchet itself, haven't had a chance to open it and check out the insides or lube it myself. My 1/4 72 tooth came with no lube and I used WD-40's white lithium. The backdrag is so minimal I can hold the anvil and turn it while the ratchet handle rests...

Got my hands on one of the new 90-tooth ratchets from tekton and I must say, I'm not very happy with the action. The floating pawl puts too much pressure on the gear and causes way too much backdrag. Their 72-tooth design was a lot smoother and less backdrag. Came pre-lubed and still nowhere...

Take the trigger apart and put thread tape around all the threads and then put it back together. Change out your o-rings in the tip as well as by the quick-connect that goes from the trigger back to the engine. I believe they're #8 o-ring by the tip and #10 o-rings by the hose.

Thanks everyone, I was assuming they were US made and at $8.99 at my store it was a no brainer. Tekton's warranty is amazing as well so if they ever were to fail I'd still be covered.

So I found some pliers at the local Meijer and they have the same "WM" stamp and USA etching as the USA made slip-joint and tongue&groove pliers. The caveat is the back of the package says Made in Taiwan. They still feel like good quality though, no wobble on any positions. Nicely formed teeth...