Bonney A704 Ratchet

[3dkustoms]

I picked up this ratchet over the weekend at a flea market, it does still work good but needs a resto. How do I go about taking the head apart to clean it, or is it made to come apart? I think I will give it a good soaking in pb blaster and clean it up with wire brush. I picked this up along with a williams ratchet, sk socket, proto 1428 hammer, and a old true temper hammer, actually found alot of snap on sockets but they were a little over priced for a flea market.

 

[sumner52000]

I don't think it comes apart. Looks like rivets. A good soaking will help it.

 

[nyrapscalion]

I have one...rivets work themselves loose with time & use. I will agree with sumner52000... soak it for a long while. WD 40 works well for me..PB blaster is another favorite for steel bolts in aluminum under the hood.
Good luck
let us know how you make out.

 

[magova1104]

Good luck with the resto! I want to see it when is finished.

 

[3dkustoms]

well after a day soaking in pb blaster and cleaning with scotch brite pad and wire brush I think it came out pretty good, I thought about doing a little more detail to it but over time I am sure it will just get dirty agian, its now ready to be put to use at some point.

 

[davesnothere]

Wow, looks like a totally different rat

 

[JASTECH]

That is good looking now! I like them old timein tools!

 

[3dkustoms]

I actually used it a little today just testing it out, its alot different feeling than my SO or Mac's, I guess due to the wide teeth pattern but still seems to do a pretty good job. I guess for 2 bucks for the ratchet and double that for the PB plaster it was a all around decent deal.