Went to the pawn shop today before I had to go to work today and I got myself my very first craftsman ratchet! Was very excitied!! Figured i will need the size for school. It's a 3/8 drive! Anyone know if the craftsman break really easy? I'm not hard on things, so I think I will be fine. Just building up a small supply of things I can use on my jeep and what I may need for school or if i need my supplies!
My pawn shop find!
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85camaro
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Your Craftsman ratchet will do just fine.
Well when I first bought my jeep and my ex and i were doing my oil change. He got pissed off and threw one of his craftsman ratchets and it broke where the part is you press. Can you take it into sears and have it replaced? I still have it as my dad saved it. I am going to keep it for one to use. I was just wondering if they broke easy cause of when that had happenend.
mitusa
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Don't know if they replace or furnish you a repair kit. Things change.....when I was young, they would just give you a new ratchet.....the last time I had something wrong, they gave me a repair kit. Either way, you should have a serviceable ratchet.
Will get a pic soon!! I paid $12.
Well thats good to know. Will take it into sears next time I go! Need to do some shopping soon anyways!!
Ed_EOD
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How do you get pissed off doing an oil change?
MN Falcon
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Craftsman ratchets are good. This is all I have used since the late '80s, prior to that I used my father's Protos. I have never broken any of my Craftsman RP ratchets, but I do have a set of breaker bars that I use when needed and tend to use 1/2" drive as my go to when working on cars, just works nicer when you get a little more leverage on some of the rusty stuff. I learned my lesson when I was young punk, I was working to get an alternator off a '73 Pinto, put the 3/8" drive Proto ratchet on the socket, leaned into it and broke the gear on the ratchet. Went down to the local hardware store and they replaced the broken parts, went straight home put the ratchet back on the socket and proceeded to break it again. Brought it back to the hardware store where the guy told me not to put a cheater on the ratchet -- I swear I didn't but its hard for a small 18 yo kid to convince someone that I had the strength to do that. He fixed it again for me but suggested that I try a different tool for the job, so now if I can't get something to budge under reasonable force I get the right tool. One of the first Craftsman ratchets I got was given to me in a set by my stepfather, it was a round head full polish made in Taiwan. This is the only one I ever had trouble with. Maybe 5 years after it was given to me it would slip pretty badly. I just kind of quit using it because I had gotten a used RP ratchet and used it primarily. I brought it back last fall and they didn't have any rebuilts or any rebuild kits for it so they gave me one of the thin profile Taiwan ratchets off the wall. Over all it seems like an OK ratchet as well but being 3/8" is not one of the first that I generally grab.
Outlawmws
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98TJ
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How do you have 1,800 post here, live in the USA and don't have a craftsman ratchet already
I'm joking
...or know if it's worth having.
I was really
when I read this thread.Hank McMauser
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I think this is one reason he is the ex-boyfriend
Depends on the car. I've had some real crazy filter locations to deal with.
thesilverone
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which model of cman ratchet? pic?
osborn.ozzy
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Try a Mazda rx-8
bestatv
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Don't throw the Craftsman at the ex,use a Harbor Fright one for that!
Yep! He was controlling and had some anger problems. He got mad at me when I would cry because I was upset orwhen I did something wrong.. So that should tell you something.....
When I would help him work on something and i grabbed the wrong tool he would yell at me and tell me I was stupid and than he would throw that tool at me.
Yep, he is a real looker.
Lets not get started on her ex...
He's right, lets not get started on him. ******* is to soft of a word to use for him.
...or know if it's worth having.
I was really
I joined this thread to learn about things. Plus when the craftsman ractched broke my ex threw it made me wonder.
98TJ
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Ah, I see.
It will be fine, just use it properly and don't abuse it.
It will be fine, just use it properly and don't abuse it.
Hank McMauser
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LuckyRPS13
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most of my ratchets and good hand tools are craftsman. My grandfather gave me my first set of tools, all were craftsman that he was not using any more. Good stuff, life time warranty.
Outlawmws
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mitusa
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It's a craftsman 1/2 drive #VF-44985