Good one, Stan!
Al Brase

Stan Wilder wrote:

>I don't think that lifetime warranty means much when you consider that we're
>all probably going to outlive Sears.
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>Stan Wilder
>Engine Ceramics
>214-352-4931
>www.engineceramics.com
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Brien Dews" <vwvanagon@GMAIL.COM>
>To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
>Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2004 10:12 AM
>Subject: Re: torque wrench
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>>Only a year warranty? I thought Craftsman tools had a liftime warranty.
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>>On Sun, 28 Nov 2004 09:11:05 -0600, Warren Lail <wlail@ou.edu> wrote:
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>>>Hi Peter,
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>>>I am on my third Craftsman 10-75 ft-lb torque wrench.  I had the first
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>one for about 7 months and when using it recently the
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>>>springs popped out of the locking mechanism.  Sears replaced it, but
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>reluctantly, because I did not have my receipt (they are
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>>>only warranted for one year).  Fortunately, I used a credit card and
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>they were able to pull my purchase up on the computer and
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>>>so they replaced it.  I came back home and was using my new wrench to
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>torque the cv axles on Maggie's bus and the racheting
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>>>mechanism would not reverse at a certain point (maybe a bad tooth in the
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>ratcheting mechanism).  I took it back and this time
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>>>Sears gladly replaced it.
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>>>Is it a good torque wrench?  I have my doubts about its long term
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>viability.  But for the home mechanic, who else sells a good
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>>>one?
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>>>Best of luck.
>>>
>>>Warren Lail
>>>88 Westy "Billy Bones"
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