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[qqzj]

Something else I never knew I needed!

The only one I need is the flex head serpentine belt tool. All the others I bought them because of good deals. GearWrench is very generous to me. I support it too.

 

[rick carpenter]

Rick Carpenter 4+ DIY

I have the 11" regular 1/2" rat, the 9" regular 3/8" rat, the 13" locking flex 3/8" rat, and the 8" locking flex 1/4" rat. The back two rows are GW 3/8" impact sockets, and the ones on the right are GW 1/2" impact sockets.

Future: I need to fill out my ratcheting wrenches to 19 mm and then buy the full set of regular combos up to 30 mm.

 

[bubinga]

I got tired of all of my old, mismatched beat-up sockets, so I bought two GW sets, a 1/4" drive and a 3/8". They are very smooth, and work well for my shade tree projects. BUT- The 3/8" ratchet falls apart! The snap ring just falls out, and the guts follow it. Is there a fix for this?

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[Professional Tool User]

I used to be a fan of Gearwrench when it was mostly made in Taiwan and generally just for not often used tools. I prefer USA made tools for my most used and bought mostly Armstrong. Then Apex bought and shuttered Armstrong and now when you warranty armstrong stuff, it gets replaced by chinese (not taiwanese) made Gearwrench =(

It depends on the item. A good chunk of GW tools are still made in Taiwan. There's even the odd made in USA item like their dead blow hammers. You literally have to walk into a brick and mortar store to look at what it says on the box.

 

[qqzj]

It has been a while. Time to update this again.

qqzj HW 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38



These double x pliers are really handy. Removing hoses after clamps removed; removing electric connectors, even pick up random stuff in the garage. They just work really well with long reach and very narrow openings. Highly recommended. The hose pliers were only $42 with an Amazon deal. The other two came as free add-on when I bought the serpentine belt tool for only $70, free shipping, no tax. Man, I really miss the good old days of buying GW tools online with BOGO deals.

Next are the two CV boot clamp tools. With GW being so generous to me, I always buy GW tools when needed and they just work really well. Interestingly, 3191 is actually called for in Honda's repair manual. At least for fixing Honda's, you cannot beat it. The other one 3955 is also working really well. It has two 1/2'' female square driver. I can use two 1/2 breaker bars there and squeeze the band super tight.





Finally, I love free tools! Nothing beats free tools ever, especially when they are of good quality. GW sent me two additional sets of tools.

90T 80550 3/8 drive 57 piece full set. I actually have an identical set with 84 teeth. This is can be used in my 2nd home.




Next is even more cool. 1/4 drive interchangeable head torque wrench



This thing works really well, esp. in tight places. The only pity is that it does not come with a flex head square drive. Sad that I do not play with bicycles a lot. It should be a lot more useful there.

 

[rick carpenter]

Rick Carpenter 8+ DIY

I added a 6-3/4" 1/4" regular rat, a 6" 5/8" spark plug socket, a shallow 1/4" CR-V socket set, and a deep 1/4" CR-V socket set. I'll only have Toyota- and Nissan-specific sizes in this HF cart. The two orange socket rails will live in my Husky chest.

 

[BlakeTheCarGuy]

BlakeTheCarGuy, professional, unsure on exact amount of Gearwrench. I don’t have that many Gearwrench tools but here is one. This large set of Channellock style pliers. A member sent them to me awhile ago. They are used at home I’m a professional at work and a weekend warrior at home lol.

 

[j3rf]

Pretty sure I have at least one pair of those, if not two.

BlakeTheCarGuy, professional, unsure on exact amount of Gearwrench. I don’t have that many Gearwrench tools but here is one. This large set of Channellock style pliers. A member sent them to me awhile ago. They are used at home I’m a professional at work and a weekend warrior at home lol.

 

[Kasal]

Domestic warrior only these 3 tools (I think I have no more), say that the handle of these ratchets is the most comfortable that I have tried, they adapt incredible to my hands

 

[qqzj]

I am watching the Project Farm testing videos recently, it seems GW tools performed very well in objective tests. This is great news given some forum members expressed negative FEELINGS towards GW products.

 

[bubinga]

I am watching the Project Farm testing videos recently, it seems GW tools performed very well in objective tests. This is great news given some forum members expressed negative FEELINGS towards GW products.

The consensus seems to be or has been that the later gear wrench are inferior to the earlier Taiwan gear wrench. Hopefully that is not the case.

 

[WWheeler]

The consensus seems to be or has been that the later gear wrench are inferior to the earlier Taiwan gear wrench. Hopefully that is not the case.

I believe that actually is the case as many have attested to. That said, back in 2016 I bought 8 sets of Gearwrench ratcheting wrenches, 4 metric and 4 SAE, in reversible, flex, locking flex, and flex stubbies. I bought them in an ebay auction (so no warranty) and have had zero issues so far with any of them (knocks on wood-like veneer).

 

[housewolf]

Got too many to post as I am Home Warrior GearWrench fan. Here some of my favorites centered around 120XP lines and the long double box ratcheting wrench. Work primarily on Japanese cars, hence like the compact design and short swings. This is probably 1/10 of GearWrench tools I have.

HW-3
I bought the same swivel ratchet set on Amazon a few years ago less the 1/4”. As I recall it was very affordable, maybe because it was missing the 1/4”. I don’t know that I’ve used the 1/2”, certainly not much. I really like both the 3/8” though.

 

[qqzj]

The consensus seems to be or has been that the later gear wrench are inferior to the earlier Taiwan gear wrench. Hopefully that is not the case.

The ratchet he tested is a recent one. And the wrench he tested is the cheapest possible version. I got a pack of five from Costco for $10. It vastly outperformed my expectations. People just like to saying **** about brands that are more popular

 

[Fedwrench]

The ratchet he tested is a recent one. And the wrench he tested is the cheapest possible version. I got a pack of five from Costco for $10. It vastly outperformed my expectations. People just like to saying **** about brands that are more popular

Perhaps but, as a long time Gearwrench user from their beginning, in a professional environment there is a quality difference between the original made in Taiwan tools, and those currently made in Vietnam & finished in China, People's Republic of or those that come directly from the SATA plant in the PRC. That's not to say that all Gearwrench tools ****. In fact, their compact head 3/8 drive ratchet is a great ratchet. I would like to see long handle and flex head versions added to their offerings. The redesigned locking flex head 120XP ratchets also seem to being doing well so far. I like their smaller heads. Although, I'm a little skeptical of the strength of the ratchet handle in the area of the fork/locking mechanism. I've seen MAC versions fail there. I don't care for their Autobite Pliers. The jaws are on the small/short size, the handles are gummy new out of the packaging, and I don't think they grip at tightly as other pliers. Lastly, I don't care for their low profile bit ratchet set. They redesigned it after patent challenges from EZ Red several years ago and it just *****. The ratcheting action is inconsistent and the head isn't very strong. As with every tool brand, you have to judge each tool on its own merits. Not every brand only has winners. Everyone has winners & losers in their lineups including the truck brands. It's up to the user to separate the wheat from the chaff.