Harbor Freight Professional Ratcheting Long Handle Breaker Bar Review

Is a review the Pittsburgh Pro ratcheting breaker bars which are really long handle heavy duty indexing Flex head ratchets . .

[@RoadRacerGT]

Nice review, I have both . I like the locking feature . I soak mine in oil and see a few air bubbles as the oil enters the gear.

[@mtmchenry]

I picked up the 1/2 drive a couple years ago and have been using it to break lug nuts with no issues.

[@CatusMaximus]

Thank you it some people have better luck with these than others

[@averywellsand888]

Works great to spin a subaru engine over for timing belts or component testing such as crank and cam position sensors

[@mrfrankcastle083]

I got the 1/2"-drive unit. Nice to use for motor and transmission mount bolts. Lifetime warranty, can't beat it.

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes these work out okay the ratchet mechanism isn't the strongest and I've run into some of the issues other people commented on with it not wanting to cooperate but generally it's okay

[@leonardochristian4972]

You can change the head of the 3/8 breaking bar for the flexible budy 3/8 ratchet and fits perfect 👌

[@scrambler350]

Picked up both of these with the 25% off coupon during the July 4th weekend - for the price I couldn't pass them up - throwing the 3/8" one in my car and the 1/2" in my truck with a socket to fit their lug nuts. These will beat the heck out of the standard lug wrench if I'm ever stuck changing a flat on the side of the road!

[@Homeinspectorsny]

I keep one in the car for lug nuts great tool

[@twiz8789]

These would be good for lug nuts, as the distance of the head along with a socket would give you the length you need to clear the rim and no extension is needed

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes indeed

[@diemman70]

I think I’ll stick with the old standard cross shaped lug nut remover. Once you break the nut with your foot then you just spin the handle.

[@aberobinson1]

I've had a lot of difficulty with mine. The reversing mechanism seems to easily jam up and reverse itself. I have yet to break one. But I don't go too hard with them

[@Hipsters_N_Hippies]

Oh I’ve broken a 1/2” drive one on lugbolts torqued to 100ft lbs. 🙃 when it broke I saw the metal of the anvil/gear, and the pawls that are supposed to hold the leverage. I’ve since realized that I basically bought myself 2 decent handles. Maybe I’ll put together a ratchet on them. If I don’t do that, hopefully I can just swap them out for some regular breaker bars someday. It’s easy enough to break them again if I needed to.

[@durantplayz7111]

Mine broke too lol it's a good handle for a flex head ratchet tho

[@brucetec6597]

I use mine at work every day. The metal in good but the failure point in the ratchet head. The gears tend to break on them. But it does have Lifetime warranty so I'm not complaining for the price. I work mines pretty hard too.

[@jeffreyhesson633]

I broke my 3/8 inch head. Is there just a replacement part?? I love the ratcheting capabilities.

[@jeffreyhesson633]

Replying to my own message, I actually just walk out of harbor freight I was about to buy a new one, She reminded me that there is a lifetime warranty on it. So I didn't purchase the new one I just have to bring back the old One and replace

[@thewokjohnson7295]

​@@jeffreyhesson633terrific 😎👍🏻🇺🇸

[@dalegribble1256]

My 3/8th ratchet worked as a breaker bar when i put a 24mm wrench on the end and it does fine, so i think this will work for me

[@AndrewDasilvaPLT]

Bought one of these in 3/8 and I love it.

[@AlphaFlight]

Love mine. I'm always taking my wheels off.

[@diemman70]

That’s one way to get a workout when the gym is unavailable.

[@durantplayz7111]

FYI. The die hard flex head is literally a perfect fit for this handle.

[@jdow98]

MINE IS A POS harbour freight junk! But it is a good ideaI was looking mine up to see if harbour freight is still selling them.

[@psdaengr911]

Not Den-tent, DEE-Tent

[@CatusMaximus]

This will come to haunt me for my entire KZbin career

[@josephdubbss23]

P Schmied lol

[@durantplayz7111]

My 3/8 snapped right away. My ratchets are stronger. Putting a flex head on the handle is good tho

[@rbhe357]

My 3/8 just died a violent death. Removing the very last lug nut on an F350 rotation job it...well, it exploded. It must have been old and fatigued because I wasnt even leaning on it like I have before. Oh well. At least theyre cheap.

[@thewizdad]

Ratcheting ring jammed on mine. Cant unjam it. 😡

[@raysno8367]

Mine broke , it don't lock to loosen or tighten

[@scottcarlon6318]

“Detent”...?

[@gatekeeperofchaos]

The 3/8" is $20 and 1/2" is $23.

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes I remember they were cheap considering what they are it explains the hit-and-miss nature of people's experience with these breaker bars

[@w1sh4w1ngsthtwrk]

In what trade is a 17mm hex socket "commonly used?"

[@CatusMaximus]

Transmission service in vehicles, and all the time in machine and factory equipment repair, especially CNC and Manual Machine Tools.

[@upsidedowndog1256]

Motorcycles.

[@kingkong8974]

If they make it, it has a use

[@upsidedowndog1256]

@Jake McCoy is right but I am going to add this Almost all Japanese motorcycles use 17mm oil drain plugs. I used one three times today.

[@averywellsand888]

My 93 subaru legacy had a 17 mm dran plug.

[@allazar32]

The 3/8 couldn't stand up to loosening a drain plug that someone over tightened sheared the teeth right off

[@CatusMaximus]

Yes I have been reading the hit-and-miss nature of these breaker bars and their reliability.

[@williamallen7836]

Must have gotten a crap unit. I have been using both my 3/8 & 1/2 breakee loose stuck & rusty bolts / nuts. Not one them has failed. They have never failed to get them loose. Nice part is the life time warranty? Yeah making the trip takes up some time? Sucks but it's better then having to ship them off for warranty

[@kingofrandom9504]

A snap on supporter disliked

[@CatusMaximus]

:)

[@stevesimone1104]

I think he meant Dentyne chewing gum.

[@richb2229]

I bought them. Don’t hate them don’t love them but I have better options so they don’t get used much.

[@tickyul]

-dentent- *detent*

[@JTMarlin8]

I'm an anti-dententite.

[@protectyourcar5889]

Not good this... i broke 2of them. Keep replace in store. Lifetime replacement. Lol

[@tncountryboy06]

I know it’s 4 years old but…de-tent.

[@kato2182]

just need it to remove drain bolts lol

[@MrMagichobo21]

ball dentent

[@CatusMaximus]

:)

[@WV591]

This junk broke on first use just taking O2 sensor out.

[@robbyd2131992]

I came here just to complain about how you say detent, idk why it bugs me so much in all your videos.

[@pauljoey7977]

I think u need to do some research. You dont even know how much they cost. I bet you sew and do no wrenching

[@diemman70]

You should check out his cat videos too.

[@gimmesomesugar]

Mines a little different, I bought it at O'Reilly's and it's held up fine but I'm sure I could break it if I really, really tried hard. Some people could F up a locomotive with a rubber hammer.