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not to steal the thread but do you guys actually break your GearWrench ratchets and then upgrade? or just buy and upgrade? I bought 3 ratchets planning on upgrading them all but they're nice enough already I don't really feel the need to until they break (if ever)

had to do a heater core and evap core on a jeep this week, very nice to have

I started with the Craftsman 263 piece set, put them on HF rails: was $20 for all the rails, and I'm putting all the deep sockets up top most likely. the rails are pretty cheap feeling and some sockets really need to be yanked off but it should get easier over time

here's my garage, mid clutch swap: ...and I finished it that day am I eligible?!? hahah

I got a call from princessauto that my order had to be cancelled since they ended up being out of stock on the impact sockets that I had ordered, but they let me still order the wrenches the next day with free shipping. I just got shipping confirmation today. I am a little disappointed, but...

doing it now

I don't think it's an absolute in all cases, but generally I agree with the original post for instance I have to say my Taiwanese gearwrench ratchets are many times nicer than my USA craftsman raised panel ratchets, and I paid under $20 each for my 1/2", 3/8", and 3/8" stubby gearwrench...

I throw all the parts I take off in a cardboard box, but that's about it. Somehow the ratchet/socket/extension I need always ends up on the complete opposite side of the car 100% of the time

I hate when shops do that, on a friends' tiburon we had to use a breaker bar and a 6 foot pipe to get a few of them off I help out at a shop, and to be honest we usually just use an impact but turn it down to where it's possible to get them off by hand. It takes 2 seconds to adjust it, I don't...

I vote Ingersoll Rand 231 I've used the earthquake once or twice also, and it seems like a good bang for the buck as well. I picked up a used (very very used) IR-231 for $40 a few weeks ago and it's awesome.

thanks for the links!! just got impact sockets (although I just bought a set earlier this week!!) and the wrenches just for the stubbies free shipping to NJ

thanks for the input! I'll take a look at what size it is this week. we tried emptying the compressor on a daily basis but still shoots water 10 minutes later. I was hoping for a cheap fix, because the compressors/lifts/etc are owned by the landlord and we're already having to repair one of...

really hope my local one doesn't go byebye

last week I had some extra cash so I figured I would pick up a nice new ratchet or two (nice in comparison to my craftsman), and ended up with 7 new ratchets at the end of the week

hahah I'm keeping my receipt anyway but he's always there so I'm not too worried

I picked up two sets of the bolt outs! while there I also exchanged a broken impact swivel even though I only had one half of it, and picked up some "evolv" impact sockets because I got 25% off of them and the guy told me if I ever had a problem he would warranty them for me just like any other...

how much water do most water traps hold? at the shop we have the compressors outside and then about 50 feet of metal tube before the line, and the thing shoots out more water than a hose. are there any cheap drainable water traps worth looking at?

at home I use a regular wrench to break it free, and then a ratchet wrench if it's a bolt I know is on there pretty good. I have medium length sets of each (i.e. not stubby or super long). at the shop doing brakes on cars or oil changes I use these...

I help out at a shop, and one day a car came in for a brake line. Someone had "borrowed" a whole bunch of his tools and we had no flare tool at the shop, so I stopped at Sears and picked up one just like this for about $25 just to get the job done...

I used to use a C clamp, but when I started doing brakes multiple times per week I switched to 16" channel locks, just picked up a nice new shiny set this week actually