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In Florida, we don't have inspection nor emission testing. Back when we lived in NoVA area (Fairfax) I knew a guy that would pass you for $50. Came in handy with LT headers and no cats. :3gears:

Finally got the inner and outer rings and the same thing is happening!! I found out the problem....The lockdown holes on the vise are NOT spaced the same. The good side is .37" away from the side while the side scraping is .56" away IE: closer to the lettering on the vise body. :mad: Combine...

I bought 3 snapon ratchets within the past month too so I'm good to go!

Within the past month they replaced my 3/8" ratchet under warranty within 3 business days and sent me two rebuild kits (3/8" ratchet and 1/4" ratchet) for free within 5 business days. Both dealing with separate CS reps. If that isn't quick I don't know what is...

For what it's worth, I've had a set of Craftsman pro (red ergo handles / made in the US; lineman pliers, needle nose pliers, slip joint wrench, slip joint pipe wrench, diagonal cutters) for 11 years and all have held up just fine. I use them for electrical work, car / motorcycle, toys around the...

Tried both of your suggestions already, didn't help, thanks though. I even used two different pairs of carriage bolts, the ones from Wilton and some zinc plated from Ace. I'm not worried about the locks. I'll probably end up using flat top acorn nuts anyway since I don't use the swivel that much.

Thanks for the help so far everyone!! I'm still waiting on the inner and outer rings. They were shipped slow FedEx post. It shows it was supposed to be delivered Thursday but now says Monday. So today I took the vise apart. I bought it already refinished but I wanted to clean out the inner...

Came home and these were on my door step. :rocker:

I asked him about it and he said he only had 2 vises and both were 77 model 450S'. Not sure why it didn't fit correctly.

12/77. I'll get a picture up tonight. I bought a new base and inner ring online this weekend. I'm assuming it'll work...right?

That *****. I guess I just got the right CS rep on the right day.

Little update. I called Armstrong and told them about my experience with Advance and the way they handled the warranty issue, not that it was in any way Armstrongs fault. They offered to send me a rebuild kit for free. I also told them what had happen with the 1/4" and sent him the picture...

Getting side tracked...again I really don't care about the arms being parallel, I was just making a generalized statement since this was my first Wilton vise. I thought maybe that had to do with the base issue. I've seen some cheaper vises and while the arms weren't parallel they weren't 90...

Got some tools for my 5 yr old son to help me do some little projects. He loves green (as he calls it, Hulk color) and picked them out. We were making some brackets last night and he kept saying Hulk smash. :rocker: Got 2 new decals from Wilton too for my resto project.

Just my .02 but different tools feel / work different so I can never stick with the same brand. I tried back in the days with DeWalt but they were slow to catch up. So now I have Milwaukee, DeWalt and Bosch power tools.

Nice to have land with a big garage to match. Congrats!

I don't really care if the arms are parallel but I've had 5 smaller vises over the years and all were parallel and all were cheap China vises. But something definitely isn't right with the base and or inner ring because the handles shouldn't be scraping against the lettering and the vise...

I've seen this happen a lot with SO stuff. Many times it's cheaper buying directly off of their website.

Story of my life! I went ahead and ordered a new inner ring. Hopefully that will fix my issue. If not I guess I'll have a nice stationary vise. :3gears:

Can some Wilton aficionados help me out with my 450S? http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=358094