Recent content by KE6KA

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    Lowes, now sears

    Sears discontinued a majority of their automotive tools. I think I purchased everything I needed to rebuild engines in the past. You couldn't do that now, and I think you would likely have to buy the various automotive tools at several locations now. Many of the tools aren't needed on the...
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    Lowes, now sears

    Craftsman was never inexpensive. What they did do was put on really good sales and promotions for the various holidays and it appears that is still the case. Also, buying a single tool, ratchet for example, is very expensive. But, you can buy a ratchet and socket set with the same ratchet for...
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    Overseas Jack Rebuild Help Tutorial.

    If the tightness continues to be a problem I'll give that a try. For future reference, do you know of any place that sells the normal u-cups? I didn't see them on the mfpseals website. In the future, I'm probably going to order this stuff online. I could only find one place in town that was...
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    Overseas Jack Rebuild Help Tutorial.

    A couple of questions: I'm doing a cheap refurb a Sears 3 Ton (328.12291). I found what I needed at a local machine shop, but they only had a loaded seal. It works, but it appears to be really tight. I wasn't able to find an unloaded u-cup in this size (22x40x12/IDxODxHT). Well, I did see...
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    Lowes, now sears

    Stanley has manufactured Craftsman tools over the years. My understanding is Sears has a perpetual license to source and sell their own Craftsman tools without any further claims to the Craftsman trademark (which Sears has already violated), including sourcing them from Stanley. The last time...
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