MAC Ratchets

[ngk22r]

Well made a phone call today to MAC for a repair kit for my MR5 ratchet (one of the early ones that have the screws going through the face like the current ones have) and they are sending it to me at no cost (which is sweet).

The thing they informed me on was I was telling tech support that I have two MR5 ratchets, one with the screws going through the face, the other with the screws going through the plate.. Well come to find out the guy told me that they discontinued the old style screws through the plate rebuild kit so if it needs one as well, they will just give me a brand new one (I think it because they stopped making the screws for it, but I maybe wrong since the rest of the internals looks the same)...

So for those of you who plan on keeping the vintage MAC ratchets alive like me, dont beat the **** out of them unless you want a new one!

 

[MattT]

Well come to find out the guy told me that they discontinued the old style screws through the plate rebuild kit so if it needs one as well, they will just give me a brand new one (I think it because they stopped making the screws for it, but I maybe wrong since the rest of the internals looks the same)...

The plate is part of the rebuild kit so it'll be more than just the screws. Though if the gear and pawl interchange you'll still be able to rebuild unless the plate is worn. If you're able I'd be interested in seeing some pictures of your old plate thru' screws ratchet. I've never seen one.

 

[I can fix anything]

I sent in an old mac round head long flex ratchet and got back an xrr11fpa. The soft handle (the one i sent in was not a soft handle) started coming loose and slipping around within a few days. I'm still kinda mad.

 

[ngk22r]

here is the old style:

 

[lauver]

NGK22R,

Do you know the approximate date range for the old style MR5 ratchet?

 

[ngk22r]

I would say from the 90's or earlier, maybe someone would know that one...

 

[wafrederick]

That ratchet is from the early 1980s.Looked it up in a 1983 Mac tool catalog in my tool catalog collection.

 

[lauver]

That ratchet is from the early 1980s.Looked it up in a 1983 Mac tool catalog in my tool catalog collection.

wafrederick,

Thanks for checking the date. You don't happen to know about when this ratchet was replaced with another model, do you?

Just so you know, I'm not lazy, I just don't have any MAC catalogs.

Thanks again.

 

[wafrederick]

I do not know that part.Luckily I have this 1983 Mac tool catalog in my collection which I bought on Ebay a couple years ago.

 

[wafrederick]

Started in mid 1977,Have a 1977 catalog too and it showed this.1988 was this style too,have the the 1988 catalog which is the 50th anniversary catalog and this one is very hard to find.

 

[lauver]

Started in mid 1977,Have a 1977 catalog too and it showed this.1988 was this style too,have the the 1988 catalog which is the 50th anniversary catalog and this one is very hard to find.

Thanks wafrederick, awsome detective work.

So that ratchet was in production from at least 1977 to at least 1988, perhaps longer.

 

[wafrederick]

Probally changed in the 1990s.I don't have a 1989 and newer catalog yet.Newest I have is 1998 and 2000 and 2001 which show the new style of this ratchet

 

[lauver]

Probally changed in the 1990s.I don't have a 1989 and newer catalog yet.Newest I have is 1998 and 2000 and 2001 which show the new style of this ratchet

wafrederick,

Thanks for checking. I envy your Mac catalog collection. Catalogs are so useful for tracking down tools and dating tools.

 

[wafrederick]

Did this to with a few Mac tools,some sockets and wrenches I bought on Ebay.Have some old 1950s and 1960s Mac tool catalogs including Snap On,Cornwell and Williams in my collection.I like to see what they had in the past.

 

[Bustrrosodd]

I sent in an old mac round head long flex ratchet and got back an xrr11fpa. The soft handle (the one i sent in was not a soft handle) started coming loose and slipping around within a few days. I'm still kinda mad.

odd about that quote; it sounds exactly like something that would fall out of my ex-wife's mouff (yes, spelled correctly-Lol)

 

[Snapped-off]

odd about that quote; it sounds exactly like something that would fall out of my ex-wife's mouff (yes, spelled correctly-Lol)

Just under 16 years. Nice.