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suspect that ratchet head on your torque wrench can be rebuilt. If</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 49, 48); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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the fine tooth round head version, they're prone to getting</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 49, 48); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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up with dried grease, and a simple disassembly, cleaning, and</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 49, 48); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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relube often takes care of it. there's a goofy spring that does</span><br style="color: rgb(50, 49, 48); font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web (West European)", "Segoe UI", -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif; font-size: 14.6667px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255)">
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reversing of the pawl, they do break."</span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Both of my 1/2" ratchets have given up. One is a craftsman but with Sears gone and the nearest Lowes well over an hour from me, I think rebuilding is my best option. (Hell, I didn't even know it was an option.)</span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">So, MY question is where would one source parts for them? </span></div>
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<div style=""><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">Thanks</span></div>
<div style=""><span style="font-size: 14.6667px;">tim</span></div>
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<div id="divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> Shop-talk <shop-talk-bounces@autox.team.net> on behalf of David Scheidt <dmscheidt@gmail.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Saturday, July 25, 2020 10:11 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> John Miller <jem@milleredp.com>; shop-talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net><br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [Shop-talk] Socket marking? (and a quick 'why?)</font>
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<div class="PlainText">On Fri, Jul 24, 2020 at 6:05 PM John Miller <jem@milleredp.com> wrote:<br>
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> On 7/24/2020 1:39 PM, Mike Sinclair wrote:<br>
> > I agree. I've had my S-K sockets since the 50s and they are as good as<br>
> > new. Well, not quite, but readable and usable. And I've used a lot of<br>
> > torque a few times.<br>
><br>
> I've got a bunch of S-K mid-length sockets purchased in the early '80s<br>
> and they're incredibly useful.<br>
><br>
> I've got this 20yo Facom torque wrench (same corporate parent as SK I<br>
> think) and (a) it's marked only in Frog and (b) its ratchet has decided<br>
> it doesn't want to be reversed. It's basically just occupying space in<br>
> the tool drawer now.<br>
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Facom and SK parted ways about 15 years ago. They were independent<br>
for a while, but were bought up by Ideal about a decade ago. Ideal<br>
has pumped a lot of money into a new manufacturing facility, and some<br>
new products. Quality is quite high these days.<br>
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I suspect that ratchet head on your torque wrench can be rebuilt. If<br>
it's the fine tooth round head version, they're prone to getting<br>
gunked up with dried grease, and a simple disassembly, cleaning, and<br>
light relube often takes care of it. there's a goofy spring that does<br>
the reversing of the pawl, they do break.<br>
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-- <br>
David Scheidt<br>
dmscheidt@gmail.com<br>
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