Do any of you admirers of the old and obsolete know of a good place to find repair kits for vintage hand tools? I have an Armstrong ha-51 3/4” drive ratchet that has been a breaker bar for at least as long as I’ve been alive. My dad passed it along to me a few years ago and I would love to make it a functional ratchet again.
I have it disassembled and it still looks to be in solid shape but one of the pawls for the ratcheting action is broken, the springs are worn out, and the direction lever lacks the lever. Before is go and see if I can get these parts welded, can anyone point me to purveyors of dusty old packages meant to keep these tools functional? Regular old google search isn’t turning anything up for this particular model.
thanks.
I have it disassembled and it still looks to be in solid shape but one of the pawls for the ratcheting action is broken, the springs are worn out, and the direction lever lacks the lever. Before is go and see if I can get these parts welded, can anyone point me to purveyors of dusty old packages meant to keep these tools functional? Regular old google search isn’t turning anything up for this particular model.
thanks.