[Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"

[Gary and Cindy Ault]

At the risk of being called repetitious, I think the current generation of 
Craftsman stuff is back to the old standards -- high-strength, thin-wall for 
access in tight spots.  (Had an occasion to buy a couple of sockets to solve 
a problem when no other suppliers' were open.)  Liked the material.

Gary
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Joe Russo" <jrusso07 at rochester.rr.com>
To: <datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net>
Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"


>I second your opinion. Snap on has had unwavering quality, Old S-K and
> Craftsman too.  New stuff,  ???  Glad I bought most of my tools when the 
> car
> bug bit me in the 70s
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Gary and Cindy Ault [mailto:aultgc at att.net]
> Sent: Tuesday, October 25, 2011 2:46 AM
> To: jrusso07 at rochester.rr.com; datsun-roadsters at autox.team.net;
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> Subject: Re: [Roadsters] tie rod ends, the "shock"
>
> I don't think the Chinese use the same crap the sell into the US market.
> But, remember who determines what crap is available in the US:  Not the
> Chinese -- the US companies who specify and order it.  Want top quality
> tools?  Buy "Made in USA".  More expensive, but will generally last a 
> couple
> of lifetimes.  (I still use some of my father's Craftsman wrenches.  I 
> broke
> an 11/16 box-open a few years back.  Had to have been 50 years old.  Sears
> replaced it without a word.)
>
> I have found most of what is at Harbor Freight is junk.  Some exceptions,
> though, and if you are only going to use an item on occasion, it may be 
> OK.
> For a while Sears was buying inferior wrenches and sockets -- using 
> heavier
> wall material in lieu of higher-strength.  Made it more difficult to get
> wrenches and sockets into tight places.  Snap-On, SK, Proto and the like
> were better.  Seems things at Sears are better now -- I am satisfied with
> Craftsman quality in standard tools once again.  Of course, there are some
> specialty automotive tools things only Snap-On seems to have.
>
> Just one man's opinion.
>
> Gary
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