ratchet grease

Anonymous-0 · Apr 16, 2013

Hello. I bought an old snap on ratchet at a flea market. I took the gear out and cleaned out the old grease. Would a dab of wheel bearing grease work OK or is there something better for this application? Thank you.

Chris(WA) · Apr 16, 2013

That might be a little thick in cold weather. Silicone grease would be my choice or even some vaseline.

Gary from Muleshoe · Apr 16, 2013

I have used plumber's grease and it seems to be fine so far.

glennster · Apr 16, 2013

any of the tool trucks will have the grease in small tubes. there is a special small grease gun for injectin grease into air rachets and 90 degree air grinders. in a pinch, you can use engine assembly lube.

Revredneck · Apr 16, 2013

My Snap On dealer used to tell me to soak the ratchet head in engine oil. Grease will gum it up and cause it not to work properly.
Good Luck and God Bless

souNdguy · Apr 16, 2013

i use molly grease with a lil graphite in it.

Russ from MN · Apr 16, 2013

Grease will prevent the pawl from going to the bottom of the gear teeth, and it will slip more. Use oil as stated.

Ken Combs · Apr 17, 2013

Get some engine assembly lube from the parts store. Really slick, and works great in tools.

JD Seller · Apr 17, 2013

I would not use any kind of grease. I clean mine out and then soak them in new diesel fuel. After they are cleaned out this way and the diesel fuel will act as a light lube then they will work easy. Then if they get turning hard I just hold the head under some parts cleaner and ratchet it until it moves free. Then blow it out with air and lightly lube it again. If you use the ratchet on a regular basis then it should not need much lube. Most of the stuff I work on is greasy and oily anyway so most of my tools are well lubed anyway. LOL

The light sewing machine oil works well to lube them with. It is a very light oil that does not seem to gum up.

greygoat · Apr 17, 2013

A drop of Corn head oil!

mdtractormechanic · Apr 17, 2013

White Lube

Anonymous-0 · Apr 17, 2013

Thank you for all of the information. I appreciate your help.
Bob

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