Craftsman V?

[neuralsnafu]

So i was given a tool box loaded with sockets and various other odds n ends and i run across this craftsman ratchet, just wondering if there is anything special about it...

 

[930dreamer]

Have a look here;

http://home.comcast.net/~alloy-artifacts/craftsman-maker-v.html#early-ratchets

 

[jakemac]

................ just wondering if there is anything special about it...

Nope, it's just your standard V series ratchet made by Easco/Danaher in the mid to late 70's. (part numbers were stamped on the tools after 1975, the V series ended in the early 80's)

Those are still my favorite style of ratchets, but I never liked the quick release feature.

 

[monomach]

Not really "special," but the V series is better than what Craftsman's been selling for a while. They made tons of them, so there's no shortage at garage sales.

 

[neuralsnafu]

Okay so i dont have to feel bad throwing it in the rotation ... i did take it apart and wipe the rust out, and it seems to work okay, pretty coarse mechanism though

 

[wkderf]

yeah, those older craftsman ratchets can be pretty rough sometimes.

 

[thesilverone]

yeah low tooth count (24 IIRC) but it's a workhorse

 

[jakemac]

Put a little Super Lube on the gears and it will smooth out some.

 

[fourtythree]

Superlube and trim the spring and it'll be buttery smooth.

 

[neuralsnafu]

Thanks for all the replies guys!

Now I just have to get all my tools organized...

 

[sberry]

WTF, that's the biggest pos Sears ever made. It isn't the socket they replace under warranty constant for decades its that ratchet.

 

[thesilverone]

Sears didn't make it......

 

[ganymede]

. .... (part numbers were stamped on the tools after 1975...

Are you sure about that ?
They started selling long lever, quick release rats in the late 60's and the patent was granted around that time (67 ?) .
I see plenty off ratchets with patent dates and some with a model number and no patent dates . Why so few long lever, tear drop ratchets with no model number? I can't ever recall even seeing one.

 

[jakemac]

That date is from the research that lauver, and others, have done in the Craftsman Date Code thread. Patent dates on earlier tools would be an exception.

 

[Farmall450]

Sears didn't make it......

+1...

 

[ganymede]

That date is from the research that lauver, and others, have done in the Craftsman Date Code thread. Patent dates on earlier tools would be an exception.

I know, it just seems like they started date stamping ratchets a little earlier.