jal395
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This is an old Craftsman ratchet, round head fine tooth, I believe. What are my options as far as fixing it? Can I even find the parts for it? If I warranty it, what are my chances of getting an equivalent quality ratchet?
Broken Ratchet - What are my options?
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Fedwrench
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3/8 drive?
You can get a different craftsman ratchet from any sears.
Your local sears may give you a repair kit
Your local sears may have a rebuilt one to give you.
You can buy a repair kit for it from Cripe distributing if the ratchet has emotional attachment to you.
You can get a different craftsman ratchet from any sears.
Your local sears may give you a repair kit
Your local sears may have a rebuilt one to give you.
You can buy a repair kit for it from Cripe distributing if the ratchet has emotional attachment to you.
maddawg308
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Worst case scenario, if you don't have any sentimental attachment to it, you can trade it in for a new one at Sears...
John316
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Grab a rebuild kit cheap and call it a day.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Allen-1-2-D...653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d02d416a5
This is branded Allen, but it is the exact same kit used for the Craftsman Round Head, Fine Tooth ratchets.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Allen-1-2-D...653?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item4d02d416a5
This is branded Allen, but it is the exact same kit used for the Craftsman Round Head, Fine Tooth ratchets.
neonnblack
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Careful, RP's at our sears are foreign now. Only the professional ones and some breaker bars are US.
billymade
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Through Sears; the rebuild kits are no longer made for that ratchet. You would get different ratchets as a warranty exchange; either a new one off the hook or whatever rebuilt ratchets that have available. Anything new; will most likely be Chinese, unless you can convince them to give you a professional one as a replacement.
John316
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I had an experience recently that even though the kits ARE avalable on the sears parts website they would not repair the ratchet in store, but would only offer a used RP as a replacement. I tried 3 stores untill a GJ member with sears access got some kits and hooked me up ;-) At the time, the kits would have cost me about $20 each shipped from sears and cripe was not offering the 1/2 kits (link above) at the time.
My earlier thread is here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150152
My earlier thread is here:
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=150152
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Mr.Nutcase
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They sold quick. good thing i bought a few rebuilt kits( 1/4,3/8,1/2)
SMKS
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http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NHT11908_0006543560
Only $6.45 at my local Napa.
Only $6.45 at my local Napa.
Mr.Nutcase
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that a 3/8
SMKS
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Oops. I thought the OP's ratchet was 3/8" drive.
Here's the 1/2" kit. It shows $7.80 for me. So, it would be cheaper for me to order it at Napa than order it from Cripe.
http://www.napaonline.com/Catalog/CatalogItemDetail.aspx?R=NHT12809_0006543560
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powertrip
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craftsman doesnt make a "professional" ratchet.
They make premium, raised panel, thin profile and fully polished.
Just trying to save the OP confusion when he walks into a sears and ask for a professional ratchet when they dont market one under that name.
They make premium, raised panel, thin profile and fully polished.
Just trying to save the OP confusion when he walks into a sears and ask for a professional ratchet when they dont market one under that name.
Mr.Nutcase
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Napa still carry the kits? I was looking for the kit once they did not carry them, due they did not carry the type of ratchets..
SMKS
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According to the website there are kits at a local warehouse that my store can order.
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gatewaysysop
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This is an old Craftsman ratchet, round head fine tooth, I believe. What are my options as far as fixing it? Can I even find the parts for it? If I warranty it, what are my chances of getting an equivalent quality ratchet?
Options for fixing it have been well covered so far (NAPA, eBay, etc.).
If you're lucky, your local Sears might have some kits kicking around, it never hurts to ask or pick up a phone and call. They're discontinued, but they don't often break. When I went to have one repaired a couple years ago, they had a mountain of gut kits for these. You might luck out, free is better than paying for a kit.
You could also post up in the wanted section of the classifieds and see if someone has one up for grabs.
As to the chance of getting equal quality if you swap it for a newer ratchet? That's an easy one to answer: no chance at all. This was probably the finest ratchet Craftsman ever made. Do not take it to the store and swap it out, you're much better off trying to find a repair kit.
joshmodelskidoo
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bring it back and if they give u one that breaks again then get another one or tell them u had one for somany years and the replacement wasnt as good and u would like a craftsman profesonal ratchet and see what they say. i took back stuff to kmart and the craftsman home town stores and they wouldnt take a socket back because it was "abused" which it was but not till after it cracked and they wouldnt warrenty it. i took it to the mall store and no questions asked. i had an air ratchet that was less than a yr old and it messed up and they gave me a better one at the mall store because they didnt have the same one in stock.
cmandp
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Please do not warranty it. The Craftsman RHFT are fine ratchets and much better than anything Sears sells today. Get a rebuild kit and don't use a cheater with the ratchet again 
WHEN WERE THESE DISCONTINUED?
!@#! Seeing as I'm still pretty new here, I don't even know if this board allows the kind of language it takes to correctly articulate the magnitude of my hatred for Kmart. Sears and Craftsman have been downhill ever since then. More and more (soon to be all, no doubt) craftsman tools every day have a "china" sticker on them. I F#@$%^g hate kmart.
That was a damned fine ratchet that any old average joe could buy from any old sears, and it was a deal for it's price.
!@#! Seeing as I'm still pretty new here, I don't even know if this board allows the kind of language it takes to correctly articulate the magnitude of my hatred for Kmart. Sears and Craftsman have been downhill ever since then. More and more (soon to be all, no doubt) craftsman tools every day have a "china" sticker on them. I F#@$%^g hate kmart.
That was a damned fine ratchet that any old average joe could buy from any old sears, and it was a deal for it's price.
ajchien
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I would Get a repair kit from cripe or napa.
If you trade it into sears, they'll try to give you a Chinese made RP, however, of you make them look up the equivalent ratchet, I think you're supposed to get a Taiwan made thin profile as equivalent.
If you trade it into sears, they'll try to give you a Chinese made RP, however, of you make them look up the equivalent ratchet, I think you're supposed to get a Taiwan made thin profile as equivalent.
Outlawmws
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Please do not warranty it. The Craftsman RHFT are fine ratchets and much better than anything Sears sells today. Get a rebuild kit and don't use a cheater with the ratchet again
on THIS ^^^^thesilverone
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If the pawl wasn't a QR (quick release), would it of broke?
sumner52000
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Don't let him trade it. Keep the tools in the family!
318fekim
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Well I'm in the same boat, mine is a round head Craftsman but not a FT any repair kits out there for these?
Mr.Nutcase
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Well I'm in the same boat, mine is a round head Craftsman but not a FT any repair kits out there for these?
Those were never made in the usa, i think stanley made those.. A kit from a Husky might fit
http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=35022
sumner52000
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Well I'm in the same boat, mine is a round head Craftsman but not a FT any repair kits out there for these?
Just trade that one for a new one at sears.
thesilverone
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Like others have said, that's not worth getting a rebuild kit for.
Outlawmws
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Well I'm in the same boat, mine is a round head Craftsman but not a FT any repair kits out there for these?
Unless that has some sentimental value to you, trade, or you can ask them to rebuild yours if the handle is not buggered.
Well I got the ratchet fixed. Special thanks to jrodc455 for helping me by locating and sending me the kit for it. Also, I got the whole story on how my dad came to own this ratchet and it is pretty cool. While in college, my dad worked as an electrical contractor and took the foreman position on a job as a favor to the management. It turned out that there was some kind of wage freeze and they could not pay him more, but were allowed to give him tools. So he went to Sears and picked out some tools, this being one of them. This was probably the early 70's, before I was born. So thanks again to jrodc455 for his part in restoring a family heirloom.
thesilverone
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glad to hear the update