Anybody use ratchet wrenches?
05-21-2003, 12:03 AM
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Re: Anybody use ratchet wrenches? (Rockn-Roll)
I drooled at them until I saw the price! :crazy: $100 was a bit too much for a set of wrenches. I'm putting it on my christmas wishlist though...maybe santa will have a set in his bag this year.
(Catalog/online---NOW) No way to beat this.
Craftsman 12 pc. Wrench Set,12 pt. Offset Ratcheting Box-End Metric and Standard $69.99
05-21-2003, 12:34 AM
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Re: Anybody use ratchet wrenches? (mapman)
Very handy, use them a lot. Sears tool club had them on sale.
Next tool on my list - unless emergencies come up.
05-21-2003, 01:09 AM
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Re: Anybody use ratchet wrenches? (NHvette)
I plan to get ratchet wrenches at some point, but there are three problems with them:
1. They are expensive- couldn't justify it
2. You will break the ratcheting mechanism if you use it on tight bolts- I've seen it on some tools at work
3. With the ratcheting mechanism, you don't get the "feel" of how tight you are tightening something. I try not to use a socket wrench when really torquing something because you really can't feel how tight you have the bolt-same thing with these ratchet wrenches
Now this is not to say I don't like them- you just can't use them all the time. I recently bought some Craftsman quickwrenches off ebay (20 for $40). The open end of the wrench is formed so that you can ratchet with it. I like these because 1) they are cheaper and 2) you can use one tool for ratcheting and really torquing down a bolt. Use the open end for ratcheting and box end for the tight stuff.
1. They are expensive- couldn't justify it
2. You will break the ratcheting mechanism if you use it on tight bolts- I've seen it on some tools at work
3. With the ratcheting mechanism, you don't get the "feel" of how tight you are tightening something. I try not to use a socket wrench when really torquing something because you really can't feel how tight you have the bolt-same thing with these ratchet wrenches
Now this is not to say I don't like them- you just can't use them all the time. I recently bought some Craftsman quickwrenches off ebay (20 for $40). The open end of the wrench is formed so that you can ratchet with it. I like these because 1) they are cheaper and 2) you can use one tool for ratcheting and really torquing down a bolt. Use the open end for ratcheting and box end for the tight stuff.
05-21-2003, 04:56 AM
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Burning Brakes
Re: Anybody use ratchet wrenches? (Steve Straus)
....... I typically use them for the U-bolts on the driveshaft, .... and any place that a socket won't fit......