Craftsman Flying V Ratchet AS FOUND TEARDOWN Vintage 3/8” Drive 

Ha! Good hearing from you again 👍

I was just thinking that same thing.

I wish I could browse through the 1960s sears catalog again

@@rogerstlaurent8704 Some of the catalogs are actually on RU-vid. Someone actually has hour plus videos of 1960s (and other decades) Sears catalogs as it goes thru all the pages. and there's places to download the PDFs too but I can't help you with any real catalogs but I wouldn't be surprised if people sell them on eBay.

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Yeah those ratchet take a lot of abuse👍

Maybe it’s because of their popularity but Craftsman ratchets a lot of times wind up like this.

Some people are against the use of Grease I for one use grease on course tooth ratchets. I mix it with the right consistency of a lighter oil that helps it not to dry out. You can use straight grease but you need to remember to inspect your ratchet every few months. Which can often be forgotten. I prefer my method because it keeps the grease where it should be on the moving parts. Some people make the mistake and use too much and that creates an internal drag which causes a poorly functioning ratchet. As for a fine-tooth always use a thinner oil for the fine teeth helps keep the oil where it should be. That Craftsman ratchet is a prime example of what grease looks like after 50 years. I really love this channel snappy you keep hitting it out of the ball park great work.

@@donaldgay9501 just use superlube and forget all that mess. It's so much better and doesn't harden up when it gets old like regular grease.

@@TylerSnyder305 that's what I use now is super lube thanks for pointing that out I meant to mention that in the ninety's I just used grease with a little oil mixed. This old dog is still learning LoL and this channel is a great community for that.

@@donaldgay9501 I used to cut the blue Lucas grease with a little bit of ATF before I discovered superlube, it was certainly better than using straight grease.

Yes it is very satisfying working on these ratchets 👍

Good job

Hey thanks for that info 👍

Ha!

Yeah they get like that sometimes