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Yes, and they varied by year. More info can be found at the Model T Ford Club of America: https://www.mtfca.com/discus/messages/80257/106039.html?1253369726

Putting a ball bearing under the spring will be easy enough to do. I looked for a replacement spring but no cigar, but I may not have looked at the right vendor(s). Thank you!

No, it's a plain Jane drift pin. I can literally remove it with a tack hammer and punch. The reason I'm thinking of a rebuild is that there is a spring-loaded pin in the handle that presses against the serrated edges of the bottom of the flex head. I stretched the spring a little, but it's...

Gave the online form a shot. They insist on you providing a build year and week, but the drop-down list for year only goes back to 2000, about 25 years off from mine. I had previously talked to someone at Craftsman "customer support" after Ace Hardware refused to honor the warranty and was...

No, I bought this from Sears about 50 years ago. Plus, I previously tried to do a Craftsman exchange with my local Ace Hardware, and they would not honor the Sears Craftsman warranty.

I bought this Craftsman ratchet new way back in the day. The flex-head is now a floppy head, which makes it annoying to use. Is a repair as simple as replacing the drift pin that connects the head to the shank, or would you folks recommend a full rebuild? I've seen NOS kits on eBay, but they...

I showed ChatGPT your photos and got this back: Maker: Champion (sold under the Champion brand; often simply stamped, not logoed) Era: circa 1910s–1930s Trade: Tinsmith / stove & flue work Manufacture: Forged steel, riveted construction (typical pre-WWII) Champion was a well-known American...

Very cool! I love that Corvair pickup. I never knew Chevy made one. I've been a collector of things all my life - started with stamps and coins as a young boy. About 30 years ago, we moved to the country, and I bought an old Ford tractor that was in great shape. It came with a factory tool...

Thank you, but there are folks in this forum who have FAR more impressive (in size and quality) collections than I did (I've sold all my K-Ds). It's the main reason I enjoy this site daily, because I learn something new almost every time I visit.

K-D 2078 Valve Spring Compressor

K-D 1120 Valve Grinding Bushing with box

K-D 935 Ford flathead 150hp valve spring compressor

K-D 925 Valve Guide Replacing Tool

K-D 920 Valve Guide Puller Kit with 917 and 918 tools, and 923 adapter for 6-cyl engines. These are gold to folks who still like to wrench on flatheads with tools from that era.

K-D 919 valve guide driver

K-D 918 to remove valve guides on Ford Flatheads

K-D 917 valve guide retainer (keeper) remover

K-D 900 Valve 'Hi-Offset' Valve Spring Lifter

K-D 870 Piston Ring Filer

30-year collector, but started downsizing in a major way over the last 4-5 years. I've got more to show if it's ok to keep posting them.