So pissed at my dif drop
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So pissed at my dif drop
Ok well i figuredd that ok the dif drop that is easy and i can do that tonight, at 8:30pm. So i go out got the skid plate off, got one side off, went to the next side and i use my ratchet and high lift bar and bam, gear breaks in ratchet. so i go and get my other one, that one the square that goes into the socket snaps off. Im to the third one that is a cheapy my mom has, guess wat that one snaps the square off to . so i call up my buddy down the street go get his and guess what that one is broke to. so out of ratchets, no wrenches that fit and a half rounded dif bolt im not haveing a great night so im heading out tomorrow to get the biggest best ratchet i can find any suggestions on wat to get. o and i have to drive my moms acura tomorrow which i hate doing but i have to get to school. ok im done with my rant.
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i will be heading out to get one, i broke the socket broke trying to get it off 2 days ago and i went and got a stout one, cost me 5 bucks but it was the best one i found at reibies
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Man what bad luck! I'd have to roll with the craftsman also, definately use a breaker bar, and maybe some PB blaster on that sucker! That totally sucks when you are in a middle of a project and have to leave unfinished cus of the unexpected.
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Yep, I have a full set of Craftsman tools. You get free replacements too.
I also like Mac tools, my mechanic friend has a set, and they are very beefy.
However, the scenario you are illustrating, you shouldn't be using a ratchet!!! You should be using a strict breaker bar...Once its broken loose, then you use the ratchet.
I also like Mac tools, my mechanic friend has a set, and they are very beefy.
However, the scenario you are illustrating, you shouldn't be using a ratchet!!! You should be using a strict breaker bar...Once its broken loose, then you use the ratchet.
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What do ya'll mean by breaker bar instead of a ratchet?
I usually take the handle of my floor jack and slide it on to the end of a ratchet (Craftsman btw) and use that if I need extra force. I have always considered that a breaker bar and it has never failed me.
I usually take the handle of my floor jack and slide it on to the end of a ratchet (Craftsman btw) and use that if I need extra force. I have always considered that a breaker bar and it has never failed me.
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It's not a ratchet, rather just a socket attached to long bar, often a swivel head as you pictured. The ratcheting part is what breaks and what the breaker bar dispenses with.
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I to have always broken stuck bolts with ratchets--and when needed added a little pipe to the mix.
My Craftsman (really old), Snap On, and couple ones have never failed me. Now those cheappy tool sets you by because you are on the side of the road i have broken a many..
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Thanks. I guess I'll just keep using my ratchet until it breaks and then maybe I'll get a breaker bar at that time. Until then I'll just keep using my trusty Crafstman ratchet!