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posted on September 17, 2009 at 09:41PM Inappropriate?

The 3/4 full returned Craftsman ratchet container has finally been emptied.

Soon the store will have newly rebuilt Craftsman teardrop ratchets, available for exchange.

The really old ratchets, that have no rebuild kits available, have already been moved over to the "recycle" (blast furnace) bin.

replies: 13 latest post: October 22, 2009 at 05:23AM by AdamO
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posted on September 18, 2009 at 11:13AM
 

The teardrop ratchets can still be rebuilt, using 43424, 43434 and 43444 rebuild kits.

The round-head ratchets can be rebuilt, too.

But, the rebuilding of round-head torque wrenches is more common with the kits.

Lastly, the Thin-Profile ratchets can be rebuilt, at the rate of 3 kits, per occasional shipment.

posted on September 18, 2009 at 08:48PM
 

I rebuilt a round head Craftsman ratchet for a Customer days.

Felt like old times, as the store PMT, back in the warehouse.

Today's rebuilding was done on the Sales floor.

It's not like I don't know how to do it (almost blind-folded).

All I needed was a 43435 rebuild kit, which the cash rep just happened to have.

Just like old times...

Very happy Customer.

posted on September 19, 2009 at 03:19PM
 

Audible-click torque wrenches, that use ratchet rebuild kit type guts, can be rebuilt at many stores, too.

If your ratchet is too old though, the kinds of rebuild kit availability has been severely limited over the last few years.

You'd have to be "lucky" enough to find a store with old inventory.

And, sorry, the old kits are not kept on any sort of electronic inventory control system, for look-ups.

posted on September 22, 2009 at 08:41PM
 

I rebuilt another Customers original round-head ratchet, from his Craftsman 1/4 inch drive socket set.

I have that same type of set in the 3/8 inch drive size.

The Customer was elated and I had some time to remember good times a ratchet rebuilding.

posted on September 23, 2009 at 08:31PM
 

One Customer still had his plastic socket set case.

An "equivalent" ratchet would not have fit in his old set (first one he purchased new).

So, a custom rebuild was called for.

Is my shirt messy?

posted on September 27, 2009 at 02:27PM
 

Maybe, while I'm wearing that little black Gift Advisor apron, they'll let me rebuild some ratchets in the store?

posted on September 29, 2009 at 09:56PM
 
I'm gonna need a few basic rebuild kits, up at the register area to do the floor rebuilding. Mmm... Some 43424's, 43434's, 43444's, 43425's, 43435's, 43445's, to start out with.
posted on September 30, 2009 at 10:40AM
 

The store PMT is being inundated by special warehouse projects and trying to keep his hallways clean - for an up coming inspection.

The rebuilt ratchets will eventually be coming to the register...

posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:35AM
 

The ratchet return bin was down to only one ratchet, the other day.

It was a precious ratchet, however.

A highly-polished Craftsman round-handled teardrop ratchet!

Them things ain't sold new in the stores no more.

Rebuilding that animal will net an otherwise non-direct exchangeable ratchet.

Hopefully, the former owner didn't engrave or hammer on or "with" it.

posted on October 11, 2009 at 02:37AM
 

If they allowed two snap ring pliers to be kept at the Tool Cashier station, I could "gut" the ratchets for the PMT.

But, they aren't on the Cash Register Planogram.

Again, you CAN'T make this stuff up!

posted on October 11, 2009 at 11:13PM
 

Either the Craftsman 6 inch or 8 inch diameter buffing head machine would put a highly-polished finish right back on to exchanged highly-polished ratchets.

I never had a chance to do this, while I was a store ratchet rebuilding PMT.

But, someone finally "returned" a perfectly good buffing machine and I bought it for my home workshop use.

MY ratchets will remain highly-polished.

And, some of my Craftsman Professional wrenches.

posted on October 19, 2009 at 09:21PM
 

A new box of 3/8 inch Craftsman teardrop ratchet rebuild kits (43434) has arrived at the store.

That's something around 30 rebuilt ratchets, these kits can furnish parts for.

There are the:

standard/raised panel handle,

standard/raised panel long handle,

raised panel/ flex-head,

highly-polished round handle,

highly-polished round handle/ stubby,

highly-polished round long/straight handle,

highly-polished round offset handle,

black ergo handle,

ratchets

and the new 3/8 inch drive Craftsman electronic torque wrench.

That there's a "handy" kit!

posted on October 22, 2009 at 05:23AM
 

I "hear" the new PMT is 1000 percent better than the old PMT (me).

LOL!

I've walked down those old, formerly empty, PMT hallways.

That reminds me, I still have some work to do on my When Pigs Fly bolo...

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