Beware the Ratcheting Wrench Trap
#1
Posted 01-02-2011 09:52 AM
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#2
Posted 01-03-2011 07:58 AM
Phew...... that was a close one!
Tony Senese
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#3
Posted 01-03-2011 08:08 AM
Craftsman ratchet wrench have reversing lever.
#4
Posted 01-03-2011 12:51 PM
Vick
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#5
Posted 01-03-2011 05:12 PM
I've got the craftsman ones. The reverse lever is great except for when you get in a tight spot and the lever keeps getting tripped.....like when you're doing a fender and going for that bolt in the front under the bumper....
lol i have those cheap ass harbor freight ratchets too, they work great till the occasions when you screw yourself.
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#6
Posted 01-05-2011 08:19 AM
Rick
P.S. I think Shawn won.
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#7
Posted 01-18-2011 10:55 AM
I never experienced this mistake personally,(but only by the grace of God), but Shawn Slattery and his able crew chief Pat experienced this one on a wheel lug nut a few years ago (ask Pat why). They cut off the handle and ran the race with the remnants of the wrench on the lug!
Rick
P.S. I think Shawn won.
Rick, I was reading this thread, and was getting ready to respond on how we screwed up with the wrench, but you covered it well. We still have fun laughing about that. It wasn't funny at the time though. I still have pictures somewhere of that damn wrench stuck on our front wheel. LOL
Pat
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