Craftsman ratchet

[dubdoc]

This is a little 1/4 drive Craftsman ratchet I've had for years. It recently started ratcheting only one way. Would anyone know how it comes apart? There are no visible locks or clips.
Also, where would one find a rebuild kit?

 

[Mintgrun]

You can see the tips of the clip under the head, in the V of the neck. Pinch them together with needle nose and it will come apart. I've had dirt inside the groove of one I took apart that kept the clip from being able to go in and so I used the tip of a bamboo skewer to clean the groove while spinning the head. then the clip was able to fit the groove and it came apart.

 

[dubdoc]

Thanks !!!

 

[Roberts210]

Is that one of the, "round head fine tooth" ratchets?

 

[dubdoc]

Is that one of the, "round head fine tooth" ratchets?

It is round and very fine toothed.

 

[JR 42]

Nice RHFT ratchet! If you don't need it back to work right now, you could try soaking the head end in ATF, WD-40, or whatever you've got laying around and letting it drain after spinning the drive stud a bit. An ATF soak has helped a couple of mine, but they weren't locking up.

If you take it apart, you can clean and soak the drive assembly and scrub out the grooves forged into the head. IIRC it's possible to disassemble the ratchet mechanism (it comes out in one piece) but it's futzy work and not necessary unless something's really gone wrong.

 

[dubdoc]

Awaiting rebuild kit.