Craftsman Lifetime Warranty

[Foxfire5]

That's what I'd try. I have my dad's Craftsman tools that he bought in the late '60s and early '70s, some that I bought in the mid '90s, and some that I bought within the last 10 years. The later stuff is better than the Chinesium stuff at Harbor Freight (I bought a cheap set of flare nut wrenches from HF that should've had "-ish" stamped after each size), but there's a noticeable drop in quality from the older Craftsman tools.

When I was a kid I worked in Philadelphia at their 1004 Store that was the biggest outside of Chicago as a Mechanic. Sure was fun as most of the money went into my race car. Their tools were great then and never a question if you wanted a replacement tool. Those days are gone forever.

 

[Profreedomokie]

I'm not going to pay the prices for the high-end tools. For the money the Icon line at Harbor Freight or Kobalt line at Lowes looks like the best value.

 

[AKguy1985]

Yes, I used it on a very old 1/2" ratchet that the mechanism was messed up on. Ace hardware exchanged it no problem.

 

[BobbyV]

Did you go to EBay, Amazon and other sites looking for a repair kit?

Amazon sells the repair kits for like $30 or so last time I checked. I think eBay had them for more at the time.

I'll probably end up buying one from Amazon at some point.