I'd bet if you didn't buy a quick release one, you could buy the repair kit to one that does and turn it into one. These and the 5450s look beautiful:)
Interesting ratchet! My only concern is that unusual gasket, years from now it will be either hard to find or duplicate... Otherwise it is very strong looking and impervious! Great review! Thanks!!!!!!!!
In that case you could probably use a thin bead of silicone Caulk or goop or something. You could also just cut one from some rubber gasket material, and the nibs that fit into those holes may not be all that crucial.
Yeah that gasket kind of threw me for a loop. I did see they offer rebuild kits for this model now, but who knows if they will in the distant future...
That is a powerful PROTO ratchet. Nice looking and very strong and reliable. The thin plate is the only negative I see. Thank you for showing us the tear down! 😁
Nice proto LA model don't see the los Angeles Protos much anymore I had one in 93 my grandfather gave to me. No idea what happened to it it must have grew legs and walked away like all good tools do I miss it though
I'm pretty sure it went the old school pear head, then the big dawg, then the premium (this one) and finally the precision 90(which is the same as the Mac Axis)
I don't know how you could possibly stamp knurling. I'm not a machinist but I think they're just stopping with one pass of the knurling wheel to cut production time, otherwise it would take 2 or 3 for good sharp knurling. I don't use much 1/2" but will probably have to add the 1/4" to my 1/4" ratchet collection.
Knurling is rolled with pressure being applied as it rolls.. more pressure, better knurling...nobody is doing multiple passes.. it costs enough to do it once..if they were to keep re-doing knurling the price would be astronomical...not that a good American ratchet with single passed knurling is cheap to begin with
Great video. Question, i have this ratchet the non quick release and i broke the fork on the selector. Where could i get a rebuild kit for this ratchet?
If you contact Proto maybe they can help you out even under warranty? I heard their customer service was pretty ok. If not you can check eBay or Amazon
