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PKRWUD · 09-28-2001, 04:17 AM

FYI- The "forever warranty" no longer applies to Craftsman ratchets. Well, not the warranty that was in place when I bought mine, anyway. They're guaranteed for life, but not for replacement. If you try to exchange a ratchet at Sears, they will offer you a rebuilt ratchet in it's place. The rebuilt ratchet is one that someone else exchanged recently, and they put new guts in it in the back of the store. This has been the policy for at least 2 years now. The last ratchet I exchanged was a 1/2", button release, with a stripped ratchet ring and the one they brought me from the back looked 5 times worse. It was beaten and bruised, and had some other guy's initials engraved in it. I told them they were nuts. They told me "too bad". I ended up waiting while they rebuilt my damaged one.

As far as Canadian Craftsman goes, if it says Craftsman, it's got a lifetime guarantee at Sears stores worldwide. As far as the ratchets in the pictures above, one of my favorite ratchets is my Craftsman 43796. It's hard to tell, but I believe it's the same as is in the first two pictures. It's got a 42 tooth ratchet ring, which means it's much more precise. I just took the pic below. There are three different American made Craftsman 3/8" ratchets. Farthest back is a 43784 (24 tooth), then a 44811 (36 tooth) and in front is a 43796 (42 tooth). While the back two have the preferred button release, the front one is my favorite for general wrenching. It's the tightest, has the most teeth, and is very well balanced. This is comparable to my Snap-on ratchet.

Take care
~Chris

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09-28-2001, 04:17 AM	#23
PKRWUD Junior Member Join Date: Mar 1999 Location: Ventura, California Posts: 8,981	FYI- The "forever warranty" no longer applies to Craftsman ratchets. Well, not the warranty that was in place when I bought mine, anyway. They're guaranteed for life, but not for replacement. If you try to exchange a ratchet at Sears, they will offer you a rebuilt ratchet in it's place. The rebuilt ratchet is one that someone else exchanged recently, and they put new guts in it in the back of the store. This has been the policy for at least 2 years now. The last ratchet I exchanged was a 1/2", button release, with a stripped ratchet ring and the one they brought me from the back looked 5 times worse. It was beaten and bruised, and had some other guy's initials engraved in it. I told them they were nuts. They told me "too bad". I ended up waiting while they rebuilt my damaged one. As far as Canadian Craftsman goes, if it says Craftsman, it's got a lifetime guarantee at Sears stores worldwide. As far as the ratchets in the pictures above, one of my favorite ratchets is my Craftsman 43796. It's hard to tell, but I believe it's the same as is in the first two pictures. It's got a 42 tooth ratchet ring, which means it's much more precise. I just took the pic below. There are three different American made Craftsman 3/8" ratchets. Farthest back is a 43784 (24 tooth), then a 44811 (36 tooth) and in front is a 43796 (42 tooth). While the back two have the preferred button release, the front one is my favorite for general wrenching. It's the tightest, has the most teeth, and is very well balanced. This is comparable to my Snap-on ratchet. Take care ~Chris ------------------ Retired Moderator MustangNet My site: JimPorterRacing RACECAR spelled backwards is RACECAR HEY !!! Are you ASE Certified ??? If you are, ask me about iATN. The best tool you'll ever have, and it's free !!!