Fixing a loose handle on a c-man microtork?

[dimwittedmoose51]

This model is the smaller 3/8" drive that reads up to about 250 inch pounds. Bought it at a yard sale and now I understand why it was only $8..... the problem is that the outside jam nut that holds the handle flush up against the internal jam nut is loose and the handle won't adjust the readings on the torque wrench. The first issue is figuring out what "setting" the wrench was last set at when the handle came loose and the second issue is finding a 11/16" deep wall socket thin enough to get down the bore of the plastic handle to tighten it AND get a 1/4" allen head in there too to immobilize the shaft while tightening the nut. Once things get kosher, should I put a drop of blue loctite on the threads to prevent this from happening again??

The simple answer is to send it in to the service dept., but then the cost skyrockets. Not sure if the Gear Wrench bolt through rat and deep wall would fit in there. I have a 250 in./lb. SK torque wrench that I could use for calibration reference, but then you will ask me why did I buy the Craftsman when I already had the SK.......lol

Any wisdom or guidance would be greatly appreciated.

DM&FS

 

[ChevyEFI]

I've seen this mentioned before on here.

Which socket will you turn down and add wrench flats to?

A SO S9727K has flats.

Or this would work if it were 17.5mm (one of these is17mm)

Good luck with your fix.

 

[dimwittedmoose51]

Hmmmmmmmm Maybe someone makes a thin-walled11/16" sparkplug socket with a hex head on top???? They certainly make 'em in 5/8, 3/4 and 13/16"

Also investigating the possibility of sanding out the bore on the plastic handle(as opposed to turningdown a metal socket) to fit my socket in there. Maybe a cheap snowmobile or chainsaw tool would get in there and have the top open for the allen head. Chevy, you have sparked some possibilities here.

There's no chance Sears will do anything on this tool, as the owner's manual had a print date of 1/92 on it (tool # 9-44541). Anyone have a link to that earlier thread Chevy referred to???

Thanks man

DM&FS

 

[ChevyEFI]

If you google that SO PN, there are some on eBay and a mention of it here.

Stahlville has an 11/16" spark plug socket listed on Amazon, but it lacks wrench flats and it would have no benefit over many other 11/16" sockets.

I took a 5/8 12pt socket and added wrench flats to it with my grinder to do plugs on a SBC with headers. It still works as a normal sockt too. Not a bad investment of time. If an 11/16" were to need turned down, that could be a bit more time consuming.

I definitely can't answer your SK, then Craftsman question; I've never done that in that order.