Craftsman Tool Broken Allready

Last week I brought a set of the new Craftsman Style Gear wrenchs with a ratcheting open end, I was useing the 7/16" wrench on a 1/4"x#20 bolt when the guts of the box end popped out, another tool made in China with the Craftsman Logo.
Yeah I know this will be replaced by Sears just real dissipointed that it breaks under normal use the week after I brought it.
The ratchet open end work good for building conduit racks where a ratchet is handy but the box end ratchet is poorly made took a better look at them and there is play in all of them when tourqued the retainer ring can pop out.

90% of breakage happens the first week. I run new electronics 72 hours straight. If it still works it'll probably work for years.

You said "Craftsman style". Were they Craftsman or not. When you say it that way makes me think you meant it was like a Craftsman but not a Craftsman. However you said Sears will replace them makes me think they were Craftsman.

I bought a Craftsman 1/4" ratchet in 1963. It finally wore out a couple years ago. I decided to take it to see if they would really replace it, they did. That new one is not near as good as the old one. It won't ratchet unless nut is pretty tight, it has slop in it and a socket will fall off easy.

I had a craftsman double ratched end wrench somone gave me for my bday a few years back. I never used it.. threw it in the tool box.. needed it one day.. broke when I used it went to sears.. they gave me what they had that was equivalent to it. Can't remember for sure.. but don't think I've used that one either. the new one was a craftsman.. but did say made in china on it..

soundguy

Once upon a time, I was selling reman starters and alternators, among other things.

Rule of the thumb on reman starters was if they survived the first dozen cycles, they were good for years.

Hello Plane Bart,
Do they sound like metal to metal clicking when in use? I don't know what kind of lubrication they use, but oil them for longer life.
You can stick the head into oil overnight to oil them, better then dry!
Guido.

Bought a schrade Lb7 bear paw knife new off ebay last month ,it was made in china.

Sears Craftsman isn't anything like they used to be.

I have never liked their ratchets, ratchet wrenches or their line wrenches. Thier ratchets and ratchet wrenches pop and their line wrenches are way too loose.

Craftsman just isn't what they used to be. I have a set of "Gearwrench" brand ratcheting wrenches. I've broken a couple, but overall they have been very good.

I love my craftsman hand tools, but only the ones that say "forged in USA". I tried their ratcheting wrenches too, with the same results. They had "forged in china" stamped on them. They did not last a month.

Don't get me started on craftsman power tools either...

I quit buying Craftsman tools..I had a path wore in the road from returning their tools..I pay a lot more for my tools off the tool trucks ,but it's worth it to me..I've still got tools from the 60's that have never broke..Even with me abusing them as I do..

Schrade closed the factory, a company bought the name and shifted production to China.You can still buy us made schrade knives.Blades are marked USA.Many old us brands are from China now.Vise Grip pliers are a good example.

To all Thanks for your input Yes they were Craftsman wrenches, Yes they were sprayed with WD-40 before use because they locked up and would not ratchet on a snug hex nut.
I also fully agree on paying 3 times the cost for my Snap on tools, that I use frequenltly but the only Snap -on tool I ever take to work is my Torqure wrenches.
the only reason I purchased these Cr@psman wrenchs was because they are the only open end wratchiting wrenchs made that are redily available I should have just gone on-line and ordered another set of the Alden open end ratcheting wrenches they work well and I have never broke one.
And I fully agree the Craftsman wrenches that I brought back in the 70's are much better made alot slimmer and better built then my newer sets.

Today I caught the Milwaukee tool rep in the supply house picked up the new Pistol Grip Amp/ Muli Meter Cat4 rating, reads Min max, Inrush, A/C, D/C volts, Micro Fareds, Hz, And continuity Ohms.
This came with a free tweleve volt drill and you send in the Rebate and they send you a twelve volt 3/8" Impact for Free
Milwaukee is trying to promote there new line of test equipment all designed by Fluke Engineers I all ready have one of the 12 volt mini drills great for close quarters work, as far as the lithium Ioin batteries on there new cordless tools you can have them when they go dead there dead no warning I much prefer the 3 other 18volt cordless drills that I have had for years to the two new 18 volt Lithium Ioin cordles drills that the company brought me for this latest project.
yes I know they all have battery meters on them but who has time to check it in the middle of installing something?