JH Williams “Superratchet”.

[alton1911]

I have been a fan of Williams sockets and wrenches. But I recently got a ratchet that was so caked with dirt and grease that it resembled a club. I scratched off the big pieces of junk on the handle and saw it was a “superratchet”. I was glad to add it to my pile of rusty goodness. I have always viewed the “Super” as a rather interesting and somewhat grandiose idea in an age when most every manufacturer was delivering arguably the best handtools ever made. After a great deal of cleaning and degreasing... I am convinced that they delivered “as advertised”.

This ratchet works as designed. It’s obviously not new, the wear is difficult to ignore. But it’s function is flawless. It’s tight tolerance probably leading to a loss of function when it was covered inside and out with grime. No repair needed.
I do have a question... What is the tooth count on this S-52?
Thanks in advance,
alton1911

 

[Farmer J.]

How about gently turning it one revolution and counting the 'clicks'? That should give you the tooth count.
It's nice when you can find a quality tool, and just cleaning it gives that much pleasure.

 

[exmaxima1]

This ratchet works as designed. It’s obviously not new, the wear is difficult to ignore. But it’s function is flawless.

Umm, except that it usually takes both hands to reverse it. I have a few of them, and while they work very smoothly they are just too awkward to use when I'm under the car or up to my elbows in the engine bay.

 

[AceofSpad3s]

Not entirely sure off the top of my head, but they are on the fine end of coarse 40 or 50 I think.
I heard they are a pain to take apart, the post Snap On aquisition of Williams Superratchets have a different design (like facom round heads) so you can't get rebuild kits for them.

 

[d42jeep]

They are attractive ratchets. Here are three I’ve held onto.
-Don

 

[Username already in use]

Probably thee smoothest action of any ratchet I own.

 

[bonneyman]

Probably thee smoothest action of any ratchet I own.

Man, that is by far the best looking Superratchet I've ever seen!