Recent content by Matt Rain

1/4" square drive stuff is uncommon. As far as I know Dewalt doesn't make a 1/4" square drive wrench. I could be wrong. Milwaukee makes one but the 1/4" anvil hurts the max torque rating. Modern 1/4" hex-shaft impact drivers are freakishly powerful, I'd get that for the OP's purpose. Square...

Thanks a bunch for these country83. Still debating whether I should try to extract that pin, it's wedged in there pretty good. Tried inserting a drill bit then pulling on that, but the pin didn't come out at all and I probably came close to breaking the bit.

Big fan of Princess Auto's Pro-Point stuff here. I love their ratcheting combo wrenches, they have almost no backdrag compared to the Mastercraft/Gearwrench equivalent. They look cheap but they work well.

I do have a pair of box heads for it, that was the whole point of getting an interchangeable head TW. Although, the wrench I originally meant to buy was its low-torque brother, the QC1I200. I work on motorcycles and most of my torque requirements are below 25ft/lbs. I may end up leaving this...

Thanks guys. There's no way to punch that out I'm afraid, I'll have to pry it out somehow.

Pics below. The first time I inserted a small allen wrench, it went right through the thin "wall" at the other end of the holder, hence the light that shines through.

Yeah I'll post pics later today. This is baffling me.

Makes no sense for someone to do that, but I guess it's the most likely explanation at this point.

There is no wiggle between the head and holder. I've pulled on the head with some amount of force and it didn't move one bit.

Like I said, if I put a pick (or else) in the hole, I don't encounter a pin. There is nothing in the hole. I've flashed a light in the hole to confirm. I tried inserting different picks and allen wrenches at different angles and I get nothing.

Up here in America's Hat, Princess Auto sells these under the "Pro-Point" label. The 1/4" version may be my favorite ratchet of all (and I've got Snap-Ons and SKs in all 3 major sizes.) Great design and ergos, would love for a premium brand to copy it and make a high end version.

That's what I mean - I can't depress anything. There appears to be no locking pin on the head, but I can't know for sure because I've never been able to take the head off...

Pics might help. Here's the head, with the locking pin clearly visible: And here's the wrench - you can see the hole on the receptacle: I assume that when the head is inserted, the locking pin lines up with the hole on the receptacle. But as I mentioned in my original post, I can't feel a...

Hi guys, I bought a used QC2I75 torque wrench that has a 1/2" drive ratchet head (QJD16A) attached to it. According to illustrations I've seen there should be a locking pin on the ratchet head, which one would push to take the head off the wrench. Thing is, I see no such pin, and if I insert...

Bunch of Channellock stuff is on sale. I just replaced my end-cutting pliers for about half the price I remember paying 10 years ago! Also bought the 10" and 12" straight-jawed tongue and grooves for 12 and 13 bucks respectively. Not bad at all.