dumb question

[bayoutoolguy]

just got my duralast 40 pc socket set and 3/8 rathcet. my quesyion is, how do you get the socket set case open? tried for about 20 mins and figured id ask on here before i get upset and break or crack the case by trying to open it a wrong way.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

how about posting a pic for us.

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

This is what you have?

Pop that clip and open?

Not sure if this thread is serious or not. lol

 

[Garage5.9]

This is what you have?

Pop that clip and open?

Not sure if this thread is serious or not. lol

serious thread is serious hahahah. Maybe hes blind

 

[PassnThru]

I think you need a 7/16 socket. It comes with the set.....

 

[muddyjoe15]

I think you need a 7/16 socket. It comes with the set.....

HA!

 

[garfunkle24]

That is Duralast's qualification test for whether you're allowed to use the tools or not. It saves them money on lawsuits.

 

[bayoutoolguy]

NO IM NOT BLIND. are there some tabs i need to cut or something? yeah skang thats the set i have.

 

[osborn.ozzy]

Use a cutting torch

 

[muddyjoe15]

NO IM NOT BLIND. are there some tabs i need to cut or something? yeah skang thats the set i have.

Are the two handle halfs zip tied together?

 

[G1GRANDEUR]

You lift up that tabs, try using screw driver to pop it open.

And please take a picture before you do anything. I want to see what type of animal you are dealing with.

 

[DrkMtnDew]

looks like a screwdriver or finger under the tabs should to the trick.

 

[justafurnaceman]

Use a cutting torch

+1 or a chop saw.

 

[HubbaBubba]

I believe the instructions are inside.

 

[Squankum]

Oscillating multi-tool?

Air hammer?

Snap On striking pry bar?

I'm guessing it's plastic flip tabs. Or maybe sliding catches?


You know, if you'd bought the Wera set, the release tab/catch arrows would have been hand painted lovingly with lead-free white paint, by Czechoslovakian grandmothers, on Saturday overtime at time-and-half with health insurance. Really, that's half the price bump right there.

 

[CHRIS LUCKYMAN]

I want to type something that will belittle, demean, and demolish self-esteem, but will not. I will, however, check this thread again for the outcome. Pictures, please.

 

[John316]

There is a Philips #2 sized screw on the underside where the handle is

Seriously.

 

[powertrip]

Just more proof that not everybody should own tools

 

[Shipfittin]

I highly recommend oxy acetylene torches for opening new tool kits. Not only do you get to the new tools but you test their durability before you ever use them.

Seriously though, it should be those two tabs, just pull them up and open the lid. Check to see if they may be cable tied. If not and they are just really stuck on there, then like SKang said, pry them open with a flat head.

No offense but I just can't figure out how you can't figure it out.

 

[bayoutoolguy]

sorry i asked the question guys. for all who had a serious answer, thanks.

 

[Zias]

You'll shoot your eye out.

j/k.... glad you got it opened.

 

[3 at 8]

There is a Philips #2 sized screw on the underside where the handle is

Seriously.

John is right. It is hard to see. I was prying/spreading mine too until I found it.

 

[bayoutoolguy]

3 at 8,thanks man

 

[otis66]

It's your final test grasshopper. You must open the tool case before you can be a mechanic.

 

[treasureseeker]

I would much rather see someone ask a question rather than break something trying to open it. It is those mechanics without patience or don’t ask questions when they don’t know that scare me. I once broke a cork rubber valve cover gasket opening it. It had a layer of formed tight clear material holding it to cardboard. I pulled the clear material from the top and when it got to gasket it ripped it in half.

 

[otis66]

sorry i asked the question guys. for all who had a serious answer, thanks.

Were just kidding you. Once you open the case you will laugh too. It happens to the best of us,. The only dumb question is the question not asked. If you don't know ask someone.

 

[powertrip]

Its all in fun and laughs

 

[eborcim]

take it back and tell AZ it's defective...

 

[SMKS]

To the OP-

Did you get it open? What was the trick?

 

[PassnThru]

There is a Philips #2 sized screw on the underside where the handle is

Seriously.

John is right. It is hard to see. I was prying/spreading mine too until I found it.

3 at 8,thanks man

To the OP-

Did you get it open? What was the trick?

That pretty much sums it up.

 

[ZRX61]

Don't feel bad, guy on another board started a thread a few months back asking where he could buy a plank of wood....