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Decent Rachet wrench

mondeo · 2010-02-06 01:11:10

Where can I get a good strong one that won't jam it's gears all it's life for when I'm DIY'n on the car? Bought a few of them over the years and they just seem to break or seize and I cannot select clockwise or anticlockwise anymore... I have millions of sockets so it's the wrench on it's own I want... Halfords ones are a…

06-02-2010 1:11am

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Where can I get a good strong one that won't jam it's gears all it's life for when I'm DIY'n on the car?
Bought a few of them over the years and they just seem to break or seize and I cannot select clockwise or anticlockwise anymore... I have millions of sockets so it's the wrench on it's own I want... Halfords ones are a joke and flimsy.

Thanks

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#2 06-02-2010 1:29am

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Snap-On (Y)

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mondeo wrote: »

Halfords ones are a joke and flimsy.

Wouldn't agree with that, the Halfords Pro range are very good and take abuse, I recently had reason to use the smallest ratcher (1/4" drive) in conjunction with a 2 metre long breaker bar and it performed admirably

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#4 06-02-2010 9:52am

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Try and get an infinite ratchet, that way in a tight space with limited swing you will always be able to turn the fastener, some ratchets are very coarse and won't turn a nut in a5deg swing.
Tufftools are quite good in my experience.

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