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What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned and

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Eddie in MI

07-28-2005 19:04:30




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I know you can take most ratchets apart, but the Gearwrenches... what do you guys use to lube them? I just let some air tool oil collect around the box-end rim and let it soak in. Someone else one suggested that you lube them with PB Blaster... but then others have said that PB is not really a lubricant. What about Corrosion X?

I am a little confused and would like some opinions. I want to keep my tools around for a long time and need to figure out the best way to take care of them, lol!!! I make sure that I wipe my tools down when I am done with them, but the innards of the ratchets got me scratchin' my head...

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Fred Martin

08-02-2005 06:07:48




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 Re: What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned in reply to Eddie in MI, 07-28-2005 19:04:30  
I"m not grouchin...but I think some of the novice tool users should take a course in basic hand tools and get a foundation for the use and care of them. Of course that could lead to a basic use and care of old tractors too. (grin)
The only time I would use a lube (any 10 wt. oil)on the gear wrenches is if it was dragging some or I seen rust. Anything heavier might get real draggy in real cold weather...or collect dirt....the same kind that you see on the surface of old tractors that we call crud. The amount of oil that I would use is about three draps...a drap is one tenth of a drop...this is my word and my definition...you won"t find it in Webster"s. Fred OH

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Vern-MI

07-29-2005 11:20:52




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 Re: What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned in reply to Eddie in MI, 07-28-2005 19:04:30  
First soak them in a can of mineral spirits to rid them of the oil which is trapping the grit and then spin them while still in the fluid. Blow dry and after that dip them in a can of trans fluid.



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MAC,IL

07-29-2005 09:21:17




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 Re: What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned in reply to Eddie in MI, 07-28-2005 19:04:30  
I dunno, I never used anything but WD-40 and marvel oil. The ratchets, I just take em apart once in a while and clean them. Thats a cold rainy day project.



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superwrench

07-28-2005 20:36:31




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 Re: What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned in reply to Eddie in MI, 07-28-2005 19:04:30  
For ratchets I use a product called Breakfree CLP (Cleaner Lubricant Preservative). It' great stuff and be found in the gun cleaning supply section of most stores. For gearwrenches I like 3in1 oil or WD40. I spray or dribble the oil on the outer edge of te gear and rotate in an effort to circulate the oil down inside. For air tools I use a combination of Marvel Mystery air tool oil and PB Blaster air tool conditioner. I feel that these chemicals have extended the life of my tools

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Dannie

07-30-2005 04:04:38




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 Re: What do you guys use to keep ratchets cleaned in reply to superwrench, 07-28-2005 20:36:31  
I have never oiled my ratchets,clean with dry rag and put back in box.Have used same ones for 45 years.Do oil air tools with light oil ever 3 to 4 weeks depends on how often I use them.



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