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• Brake ratchets ...
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Fri, 7 Jan 2005 18:26:54 -0800
  I would like to set the rear brakes with the ratcheting through the holes (if there is any). I forgot which wheel is down...
• Re: What is the ultimate ratchet?
  Historical mailing list - Beth & Jere Hawn
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 23:17:27 -0800
  ...What is the ultimate ratchet? I'm looking for real life experiences here. I am looking for the Ultimate Ratchet. Something that works damn...
• What is the ultimate ratchet?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Tue, 26 Dec 2000 23:08:44 -0800
  ...I am looking for the Ultimate Ratchet. Something that works damn well so I wouldn't cry spending over $100 on if that's...
• Re: [Re: Another good deal on tools]
  Historical mailing list - t obrien
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 19:07:35 PST
  ...The sockets are > great, but the ratchets are JUNK. I would always prefer a Craftsman ratchet. Until you use as Snap-On ratchet. *L...
• Ratchet
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 17:39:12 +0000
  ...My next ratchet of choice is a PROTO 3/8" Flex head ratchet with an external grip ring around the head, and a socket...
• Re: rear brake adjusters?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 6 Apr 2009 23:03:58 -0300
  ...Actually I *think* the pawl on the leading shoe will simply slide over the ratchet wheel on the adjuster, and nothing will happen. I...
• re. What is the ultimate ratchet?
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Dec 2000 13:49:39 -0700
  ...I have a few Gray ratchets that I use all the time. The 1/4" ratchet is very small. Hand tools that are reasonably...
• Re: Another good deal on tools
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:17:02 -0800
  ...The sockets are >great, but the ratchets are JUNK. I would always prefer a Craftsman ratchet. > My .02. > >Stefan Weir > > -- David Marshall - - Quesnel, BC...
• Re: Another good deal on tools
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:03:38 -0600
  Umm - I used the free replacement policy on a ratchet! Figured it was a fluke - now I know. Thanks ;>) Marshall Ruskin >In a message...
• boy, this really torques me off!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:10:11 -0600
  ...it's a "fits all standard ratchets" torque sensor. (yeah, i'm wondering how it'll fit a 1/2-inch ratchet as well...
• Re: [Re: Another good deal on tools]
  Historical mailing list - Howard Fleming
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 22:35:08 -0500
  Or Mac...... (23 years and counting.....) Howard On 25 Nov 99, at 19:07, t obrien wrote: > >I would always prefer a > > Craftsman ratchet...
• Rotator Rachet Tool for the Vanagon Mechanic in your life
  Historical mailing list - Troy
  Tue, 4 Aug 2009 15:47:44 -0800
  A few days ago a person mentioned a rotator/twist type of ratchet. While I was at Sears today I noticed a very similar...
• Re: Planning against on-road glitches
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 4 Jun 2002 23:38:37 -0500
  > * 1/4-inch ratchet and a selection of sockets and just as a precaution ... i know most of you know, but there are likely...
• Re: boy, this really torques me off!!! ;)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 4 Mar 2003 21:47:13 -0600
  ...it fits >between the ratchet and the socket, and is magically >electrical/electronic/PFM? as it has a wire that runs off to a...
• oh, brake I think I need thee
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Mon, 4 Jun 2007 00:07:04 -0400
  ...This necessitated me removing the ratchet to get things back on. And I couldn't get the ratchet on until I figured out how...
• Re: Tool Advice Whether or Not You Want it
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:27:54 EST
  ...About the same time, I started to pull out a 1/4 drive ratchet whenever I had to do some wrenching. I came to...
• Re: Another good deal on tools
  Historical mailing list - Stefan Weir
  Thu, 25 Nov 1999 21:50:46 EST
  ...The sockets are great, but the ratchets are JUNK. I would always prefer a Craftsman ratchet. My .02. Stefan Weir
• Re: Christmas tools...
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 21:12:58 -0500
  ...The thicker side walls sometimes don't fit into tight places and the ratcheting motion may not go far enough to get a complete...
• parking brake handle spring/rod out.......restore?
  Historical mailing list - Donald Pelava
  Fri, 29 Apr 2011 02:09:32 -0400
  ...I assume it pushes over the top of the metal ratchet some how, just cannot get it in their proper as the ratchet is...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Open_End_Wr?= =?windows-1252?Q?enches?=
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 08:18:19 -0600
  ...Since the last time I was there a year ago, Sears started carrying the "ratcheting" open end wrenches. Similar wrenches have been made by...
• Re: Rotator Rachet Tool for the Vanagon Mechanic in your life
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Wed, 5 Aug 2009 11:24:09 -0400
  ...In addition to twisting the handle to make the ratchet head > turned, the handle also pulls out for tight places and can be rotated...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 21:57:27 -0800
  ...Is there such a too? Loren Busch wrote: > The much cheaper ratcheting crimper from Harbor Freight , in side by side > comparison, is identical to...
• Re: Black Friday question
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 5 Dec 2017 20:27:42 -0800
  I got a 12 metric ratchet wrenches set for 50% off... on TwightlightZone... errr.. sorry Amazon...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - David Luddy
  Sat, 13 Jan 2001 21:43:32 -0500
  How about a 11/16" coupling nut in a 17mm box wrench or ratchet?
• Re: 1.9 exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 03:31:32 -0400
  ...If you still have trouble, hit the "top" of the ratchet with a steel hammer (if you break your craftsman ratchet, just replace it...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine? and some info on floor jacks.
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Fri, 20 Jun 2008 06:44:01 -0700
  ...I took out Totoro's engine with a floor jack underneath and a 4x4 wooden beam with a ratchet strap up top. the ratchet...
• Re: Christmas tools...
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 19:39:09 -0600
  ...Those ratcheting wrenches are one of those things I wouldn't have given you two cents for until I owned a couple. They are...
• Re: sudden clutch slave cyl failure
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Wed, 3 Sep 2003 20:14:30 -0400
  ...The ratcheting box-end wrenches you can get in hardware stores these days are a Good Thing. I haven't had to do a...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:25:40 -0500
  Loren Busch wrote: > The much cheaper ratcheting crimper from Harbor Freight , in side by side > comparison, is identical to the more expensive crimper from...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Thu, 22 Nov 2007 19:35:28 -0800
  The much cheaper ratcheting crimper from Harbor Freight , in side by side comparison, is identical to the more expensive crimper from Snapon or others...
• Re: What's the easiest way to drop a stock engine?
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Thu, 19 Jun 2008 11:53:33 -0700
  ...I took out Totoro's engine with a floor jack underneath and a 4x4 wooden beam with a ratchet strap up top. the ratchet...
• Air tools....
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 20 May 2016 14:20:59 -0700
  ...Now why didn't you all tell me that heaven came in a box labeled "Pneumatic Air Ratchet"? While not specifically Vanagon related, I...
• Re: How to remove Oil fill tube?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Mon, 27 Mar 2000 10:12:43 -0800
  ...I was able to get a 13mm 1/4" drive socket on the lower nut and use a 1/4' drive non-ratcheting bar...
• Re: 1985 Vanagon - emergency/parking brake set-up
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 19:03:38 -0500
  Scott says '85 and up have the improved parking brake ratchet mechanism but in truth, there was a change during the model year. My...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Friday:_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Op?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?en_End_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:31:56 -0800
  ...alistair On 25-Feb-11, at 7:19 AM, Jim Felder wrote: > Alistair, > > You must be talking about the regular box-style ratcheting wrench...
• Getting at a bolt
  Historical mailing list - Mike Jeffrey
  Sun, 12 Jun 2005 14:12:35 -0700
  ...All of the tin is installed around it, so access is very tight - I can't turn it with a wrench, and my ratchet...
• Re: Heads/Cylinders somewhat naive question!!!
  Historical mailing list - Wagner, James W., , SAF/AQPS
  Tue, 28 Mar 2000 09:31:24 -0500
  ...I finally found a ratchet type ring compressor at Sears(basically a long piece of rolled sheet metal with a hose-clamp type ratchet...
• Re: source for solder-on quick disconnects?
  Historical mailing list - Joe Fernandez
  Sun, 6 May 2012 19:51:36 -0700
  ...http://www.drillspot.com/**products/75912/Greenlee_45500_** > Ratchet_Crimper<http://www.drillspot.com/products/75912/Greenlee_45500_Ratchet_Crimper> > > Jim > >
• Re: Tools....
  Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
  Sat, 26 May 2001 10:01:50 -0400
  Mike My most recently purchased Craftman ratchets are identical to the Huskie ratchets! Maybe that's why they are replacing them. Joe ----- Original Message...
• =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?Re:_Friday:_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Op?= =?WINDOWS-1252?Q?en_End_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 07:13:30 -0800
  ...to move the nut back down the bolt because of the ratchet. You'll understand better when you first do it :) - they are not...
• Re: Planning against on-road glitches
  Historical mailing list - Myron Lind
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 08:33:02 -0400
  ...Planning against on-road glitches > * 1/4-inch ratchet and a selection of sockets and just as a precaution ... i know most of you...
• Re: allen wrench for gear oil change
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sun, 14 Jan 2001 13:45:30 -0700
  ...BD 17mm tool 3/8" Craftsman ratchet 3 ton floor jack 18" 2x4 with a V-shaped notch cut in one end. No, I...
• Re: Engine Removal
  Historical mailing list - Gary Bawden
  Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:08:26 -0800
  ...Rope Ratchet! (Well, OK, two words). In case you're not familiar with them, they're sold in most hardware and FLAPS as cargo...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 01:07:19 -0500
  ...Is there such a too? > > Loren Busch wrote: >> The much cheaper ratcheting crimper from Harbor Freight , in side by side >> comparison, is identical to...
• Re: Air tools....
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Fri, 20 May 2016 22:12:59 +0000
  ...Now why didn't you all tell me that heaven came in a box labeled "Pneumatic Air Ratchet"? While not specifically Vanagon related, I...
• Westy roof rack installation tips
  Historical mailing list - SpaceKommander
  Sun, 7 Jul 2002 13:30:57 -0400
  ...5mm allen wrench (for bike tray), grease for threads, drill bits, drill, locktite, ratcheting box end 10mm wrench (a MUST) - found at Sears. After...
• Re: bottom alternator bolt on 91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 6 Oct 2012 18:44:06 -0500
  You can also put a box wrench on the front nut, and a long extension and stubby ratchet on the bolt, with the ratchet...
• Re: Makeshift Clutch Alignment Tool
  Historical mailing list - David
  Sat, 1 Apr 2017 02:16:23 +0000
  Thanks all- I started with a ratchet handle but had a little more center alignment with a deep socket on an extension... worked pretty...
• 1985 Vanagon - emergency/parking brake set-up
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Fri, 28 Dec 2007 17:36:07 -0500
  ...Mine has stopped ratcheting and will not stay up - what gives? Any insights would be appreciated..... any photos/notes from your past repairs even...
• Re: Is there such a too?
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 23 Nov 2007 12:48:45 -0800
  How about this? http://www.amazon.com/Tool-Aid-18920-Ratcheting-Terminal/dp/B0002STTTI Mike Collum <collum@VERIZON.NET> wrote: I checked at Harbor...
• Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:17:54 -0500
  but with two ratchet straps and a bumper > jack I was able to pull it off once I removed the oil filter. a man...
• =?windows-1252?Q?Re=3A_Friday=3A_cool_tool=97Craftsman_Ratcheting_Open_En?= =?windows-1252?Q?d_Wrenches?=
  Historical mailing list - Harold Teer
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 10:34:29 -0500
  ...time I was there a year ago, Sears started carrying the > "ratcheting" open end wrenches. Similar wrenches have been made by > Facom tools for...
• Re: 250 ft-lb torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 26 Mar 2003 11:15:14 -0800
  ...Since the engine is out of the vehicle and access is not a problem, use a 1/2" ratchet - I assume you have one...
• Rotator Rachet Tool for the Vanagon Mechanic in your life
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Martin
  Mon, 3 Aug 2009 16:13:40 -0700
  Hey, that's ME! I original bought this great "twist handle" 3/8" drive ratchet under the HUSKY brand at Home Depot a couple...
• Craftsperson Tools
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 3 Feb 1995 10:34:16 -0600 (CST)
  ...Just sockets and ratchets if I remember. It has 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" ratchets. This seems like a better deal than...
• Re: Slight VW Content - Most versatile torque wrench?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:50:36 -0400
  ...The clicker also has a ratchet which is convenient. Yrs, d
• Christmas tools...
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 25 Dec 2009 17:30:46 -0800
  Ratcheting wrenches, for those times when a standard box end will take about forever... I must have mentioned that one day when one of...
• Re: Oil Filter tool!!
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 03:28:23 -0600
  ...Insert 3/8" ratchet and by turning counterclockwise, tese three tongs rotate inward and grip the body of the filter. paid about $4 for...
• Craftsman wrenches
  Historical mailing list - neil
  Sun, 27 Aug 2006 13:11:10 -0400
  ...At Sears, I saw some Craftsman combo wrenches with swivel/ratchet heads (can't recall correct name) that looked interesting. I know quality on...
• My First Brake Job Questions
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Sun, 27 Jun 1999 16:16:55 -0500
  ...Other than the two bolts in point 2, and somehow loosening ratchet in point 3, is there anything else that needs to be done...