HaroldA102 wrote:

Thay only replace with the same part number if that number is no longer made
you are out of luck..period

Simply not true. My father has purchased ONE 1/2" drive ratchet in his life, in
the mid-60's. It has since been replaced and/or repaired several times. At one
point the original handle had been repaired with new ratchet guts too many times
and was just plain shot. The original had a handle about 18" long, unfortunately
they do not make one that long any more so he was given the current shorter
model.

The best deals are the tools that are sold in sets only, several years ago I
bought a set of 6 T-handle allens. In the application I had at the time I only
used 2 sizes with any frequency and they eventually became rounded off. Took the
rounded ones back and they gave me a whole new set, as they are only sold in sets
of 6??
Didn't take me long to figure out this game, I now have several sets, and my
needs have since changed so I use most of the sizes now.

Tom