OVERKILL
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Discovered I've got some 1942 stuff too!!!!
1954 Snap-On ratchet re-kitted
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Can you tell me what it means to have a tight ratchet?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
OVERKILL
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Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Can you tell me what it means to have a tight ratchet?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
It doesn't ratchet easily; it takes force to turn.
Can you tell me what it means to have a tight ratchet?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
It doesn't ratchet easily; it takes force to turn.
I wish I could get some replacements for this set. My dad misplaced a few bits over the years.
OVERKILL
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That is a fantastic looking set!!!
Originally Posted By: Jimmy9190
During WWII, Snap-On provided tools and manufacturing/shop equipment to the factories that supplied and supported the war effort. Rosie the Riveter may very well have used a Snap-On rivet gun.
Every GM assembly plant I have been in, and that is dozens, uses Snap-on tools, as do the one Ford and one Chrysler (Viper) assembly plant I have visited. Have any of you guys done a NASCAR garage tour? Walls of Snap-on Tools in every shop. Cubic money in them drawers.
During WWII, Snap-On provided tools and manufacturing/shop equipment to the factories that supplied and supported the war effort. Rosie the Riveter may very well have used a Snap-On rivet gun.
Every GM assembly plant I have been in, and that is dozens, uses Snap-on tools, as do the one Ford and one Chrysler (Viper) assembly plant I have visited. Have any of you guys done a NASCAR garage tour? Walls of Snap-on Tools in every shop. Cubic money in them drawers.
OVERKILL
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Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Can you tell me what it means to have a tight ratchet?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
It doesn't ratchet easily; it takes force to turn.
To re-visit this:
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
I pulled it apart tonight to see what he lubed it with, and discovered that it was my original bottom plate. He'd just put it on upside down.
Put a light skim of Petro-Canada Precision synthetic grease on the gears, and put the plate on correctly and she feels smooth and free like she is supposed to.
Originally Posted By: mjoekingz28
Can you tell me what it means to have a tight ratchet?
Does it not 'back-pedal' easily?
It doesn't ratchet easily; it takes force to turn.
To re-visit this:
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
I pulled it apart tonight to see what he lubed it with, and discovered that it was my original bottom plate. He'd just put it on upside down.
Put a light skim of Petro-Canada Precision synthetic grease on the gears, and put the plate on correctly and she feels smooth and free like she is supposed to.
Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
You mean the cover plate? It takes a major moron to put the cover plate on backwards. Get a different dealer.
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
You mean the cover plate? It takes a major moron to put the cover plate on backwards. Get a different dealer.
OVERKILL
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Originally Posted By: Merkava_4
Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
You mean the cover plate? It takes a major moron to put the cover plate on backwards. Get a different dealer.
Yessir, that's exactly what I mean.
I think he's the only one in the area???
Originally Posted By: OVERK1LL
I found out that the tightness was not because of the re-kit, it was because he (the Snap-on guy) put the bottom on upside down.
You mean the cover plate? It takes a major moron to put the cover plate on backwards. Get a different dealer.
Yessir, that's exactly what I mean.
I think he's the only one in the area???
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