12-17-2005, 01:39 PM
Where's a good place to get a breaker bar? Was looking on the sears site but couldn't really find anything.
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12-17-2005, 01:50 PM
they're $20 at sears for a non ratcheting one. however, i kinda wish i did have a ratcheting breaker bar
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12-17-2005, 02:19 PM
I like the simplicity of the non-ratcheting breaker bars. I've convinced myself that by adding a ratchet system in there you are weakening it because it's sole purpose is to break something loose enough to get it to turn. Get a 1/2" drive ratchet and go to town on it once you've got it loose.
12-17-2005, 03:05 PM
Ratcheting breaker bars are pretty money but last time I looked they were almost $30 at lowes
 I have a cheapo breaker bar from harbor freight.... 
12-17-2005, 03:58 PM
.RJ Wrote:Ratcheting breaker bars are pretty money but last time I looked they were almost $30 at lowes A ratcheting breaker bar....isn't that also known as "a big ratchet"? Anyway, part of a breaker bar is going tighten then loosen quickly, can't do that with a ratchet.
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12-17-2005, 04:55 PM
ratcheting breaker bars? rofl, that just sounds silly. i also have a long piece of metal from harbor frieght that they call a breaker bar. forget a $20 one when a no-name will function exactly the same.
I Am Mike
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12-17-2005, 05:23 PM
ratchets break.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant) 2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red) No longer onyachin. 
12-17-2005, 06:26 PM
Mike Wrote:ratchets break.The socket will break before my racheting breaker. My rachet has split impact sockets on multiple occasions. My husky racheting breaker with pivot head has been a lifesaver on many projects
12-17-2005, 09:17 PM
Mike Wrote:ratchets break. you buy shitty ratchest. only ratchet I have ever broken is the 1/4" ones. My 1/2" wouldn't break if I tried to take off king kongs nuts.
12-18-2005, 10:27 AM
i'm not so sure... i heard they are torqued down hella tight.
I Am Mike
4 wheels: '01 RAV4 (Formerly '93 Civic CX, '01 S2000, '10 GTI, '09 A4 Avant) 2 wheels: '12 Surly Cross-Check Custom | '14 Trek Madone 2.1 105 | '17 Norco Threshold SL Force 1 | '17 Norco Revolver 9.2 FS | '18 BMC Roadmachine 02 Two | '19 Norco Search XR Steel (Formerly '97 Honda VFR750F, '05 Giant TCR 2, '15 WeThePeople Atlas 24, '10 Scott Scale 29er XT, '11 Cervelo R3 Rival, '12 Ridley X-Fire Red) No longer onyachin.
12-18-2005, 03:50 PM
I got a basic breaker bar from the NAPA store downtown H-burg near Neil's shop. It was less than $20 I believe and works for most things I've done so far.
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