> Hello All, > I get good tools where I can, a Sears "sale" is the time to pick up what I > can afford for the car. I carry a Craftsman breaker bar & socket (paid > regular price) for the lug nuts, and real vice grips. At the 'day after Lately, each time I have done a major job of more than 2 hours on a vehicle, I have broken a tool, almost always Craftsman, SnapOn or other lifetime tools. Most recent was a near new GEL brand 24" 1/2" drive breaker bar, which promptly snapped while removing my Jetta axle nut. (I was using the 5' handle of my floor jack as a lever). I just got a ~ $ 70 set of Mastercraft tools for Christmas, so I turned to the cheapo, but lifetime warranty, 1/2" ratchet next. It performed the job without fuss. (195 ft/lbs + 4 years rust,etc). As far as I can tell, Mastercraft are about as good as newer Craftsman tools, at half the price. Anyway, has anyone had problems with GEL tools, or getting them replaced? I bought this one since our local Sears had no stock of breaker bars. Shawn & Janis Wright '88 Westy (336k) '85 Jetta TD (363k) VWnut@smus.bc.ca (swright@smus.bc.ca) http://www.islandnet.com/~swright/vw.html
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