broke my ractchet- any fix

f140

should have used the long bar but had the ractchet and knew only nut was really tight so put on a long bar and it broke. it is the same ratchet as down below and dont want to have to buy a knew one. saw only you can buy some repair kit. does anyone know are they easy to fix. i suppose no one whos if these draper sets have a life time gaurentee and that i jcould just send it back and get a new one?

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3926570/art/draper/3-4-square-drive-reversib.html

vanderbadger

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hilka-05116520-3-4-Drive-Ratchet-Wrench-20-Bar-500mm-Length-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/190721941001?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2c67e9de09

case956tom

f140 wrote: »

should have used the long bar but had the ractchet and knew only nut was really tight so put on a long bar and it broke. it is the same ratchet as down below and dont want to have to buy a knew one. saw only you can buy some repair kit. does anyone know are they easy to fix. i suppose no one whos if these draper sets have a life time gaurentee and that i jcould just send it back and get a new one?

http://www.pixmania.ie/ie/uk/3926570/art/draper/3-4-square-drive-reversib.html

the kit for that rachet shouldnt be handy enough to fit might be a bit finiky to get the rachet pawls in the right position when fitting,i dont know about a lifetime gaurentee on draper stuff have lots of draper tools meself http://www.socketry.co.uk/ratchet-repair-kits-3798-0000 5th one down looks like what your after? shouldnt be hard to fit.

bob charles

lifetime guarantee on the draper Expert stuff I buy off local bearing guys

dzer2

Did you break the stub or the workings?

f140

vanderbadger wrote: »

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Hilka-05116520-3-4-Drive-Ratchet-Wrench-20-Bar-500mm-Length-GO-NEXTDAY-3-99-/190721941001?pt=UK_Hand_Tools_Equipment&hash=item2c67e9de09

that looks very cheap alright but its not draper. unless its a rebanded something else. want the same size one as this is with a bog box of sockets so want the ones that fits into its place in the box.

1chippy

f140 wrote: »

that looks very cheap alright but its not draper. unless its a rebanded something else. want the same size one as this is with a bog box of sockets so want the ones that fits into its place in the box.

your best bet maybe to transfer all the sockets into one of those spurious boxes, that we call buckets around here. then just buy any sort of a ratchet that fits and alls hunky dory.

iverjohnston

I quite like Teng Tools stuff, they have stood up to abuse from me. Also, they sell ratchet repair kits for their ratchets.
The Ratchet sets, in a plastic case, are much,much cheaper than buying individual pieces.

f140

dzer2 wrote: »

Did you break the stub or the workings?

im not sure but the knob for changing direction now falls out and doesnt work when put back end. think i well weld that one up and have it solid and just buy a new one.

loveta

what size of rachet is it .5" or .75" if its one of them and its a draper brand throw it in the bin and just get a new one there not expensive and save yourself the bother of trying to fix it

dzer2

f140 wrote: »

im not sure but the knob for changing direction now falls out and doesnt work when put back end. think i well weld that one up and have it solid and just buy a new one.

You put some pressure on for that to happen there is a flat circlip holding it in, did you ever head of hitting the nut a thump to help break the bond. Sounds like the housing has expanded just throw in the bin and buy a new one

jomoloney

dzer2 wrote: »

You put some pressure on for that to happen there is a flat circlip holding it in, did you ever head of hitting the nut a thump to help break the bond. Sounds like the housing has expanded just throw in the bin and buy a new one

I have a similar 1 , fell on the bench and landed in bits, they are only flash welded together

JohnBoy

in defence of draper I've a set for 10 years now and have abused it thoroughly and the only things wrong are one of the hinges is broken on the case and one of the extension bars has mushroomed on the end (from the time I used it as a punch to drive out a seized bolt. repeated sledging is bad, real bad)

dzer2

JohnBoy wrote: »

in defence of draper I've a set for 10 years now and have abused it thoroughly and the only things wrong are one of the hinges is broken on the case and one of the extension bars has mushroomed on the end (from the time I used it as a punch to drive out a seized bolt. repeated sledging is bad, real bad)

Ah yeah have one meself but have a Cheap T bar for putting a pipe on for rough work.

vanderbadger

iverjohnston wrote: »

I quite like Teng Tools stuff, they have stood up to abuse from me. Also, they sell ratchet repair kits for their ratchets.
The Ratchet sets, in a plastic case, are much,much cheaper than buying individual pieces.

ya they make great stuff, have a great teng socket
always thought that draper stuff was sh1te but maybe thats just their lower end stuff

JohnBoy

dzer2 wrote: »

Ah yeah have one meself but have a Cheap T bar for putting a pipe on for rough work.

gave up that years ago, T bars are a pain in the ass to use.

got a 3/4 set, and a 3/4 to 1/2 adapter.

the 3/4 ratchet is as long as the 1/2 inch breaker bar, put a pipe on it for the real tough stuff.

much handier than a T bar.

Have the 3/4 T bar for real extreme situations. Had 23 stone hanging out of a 6 foot pipe on that once. split the socket, but didnt bend the bar.

Tis some unbranded chinese set, and the sockets are a bit crap, but the ratchet and T bar are really taking the abuse.

enricoh

the oul boy made up a cranking bar out of a drive shaft - just left an inch square on the end with the grinder to fit impact sockets to. and its some job for whipping off wheel nuts etc that the air gun wont budge. make one up for the guntering n u wont bust the next ratchet