New ICON 3/8 Swivel Head Ratchet BONE DRY!

My brand new Harbor Freight ICON 3/8 swivel head ratchet was bone dry in the mechanism resulting in steel on steel contact.
I thought it sounded on the tinny side as I used it for the first time to change some spark plugs, and the feel was......well, dry.
This ratchet is a dream to disassemble, clean, and oil/grease back up.
Thanks for watching!
Work safe!

[@dat6mail]

Thanks for the video. Wanted to see dissembling before i take mine apart.

[@stephenmastroianni656]

I took mine apart for the same reason. I used Super Lube. Packed it in , put it back together and it sounds and feels so much better !!!

[@pmtips4482]

Super Lube is awesome! Thanks for the tip!

[@gmpny3945]

Thank you for sharing this video. I too have bought many ratchets over the past 50 years that were bone dry inside. So once a year I soak the heads of all my ratchets in some transmission fluid and they work as smooth as silk.

[@pmtips4482]

Great tip!

[@littlejack59]

2 years later and they still havent fixed that issue. just bought one and i used it and immediately knew it was dry just by the sound. It was hard as hell to turn.

[@mikefisc9989]

I've been seeing that a lot lately on new ratchets. It's sad, but I attribute it to a sign of the times we are living in.

[@pmtips4482]

Thanks for watching!

[@LouisianaTractorworks]

I like that ratchet. They should put something in it. Grease, oil something. lol Have a good week Pm! See ya!

[@pmtips4482]

Most of these will come with light grease in them. Every now and then one gets skipped from the looks of it. Have a good one!

[@jaybatchelor9569]

Even with the grease it is still a very rough system for 90 teeth. Feels like a 60 tooth. Has a severe amount of back drag as well. I also have the 1/4 drive non swivel and it's smooth as silk with little back drag. Not impressed with 3/8 swivel Head. I've exchanged it twice and they all have the same feel.

[@pmtips4482]

I know what you mean, it just feels a bit sloppy on the gear machining. I use this ratchet more than the others too. Thanks for sharing!

[@skateflop]

I bought one and exchanged it because it sounded dry. The new one was bone dry as well. I'm glad I saw your video.

[@pmtips4482]

Glad I could help!

[@victorsalas339]

I would just recommend you to put a couple of drops of oil in there too, so the lube can be a little more thin, that type of mechanism doesn't like grease that much. Thanks for the video nevertheless!

[@pmtips4482]

I did exactly that the next morning! I'm really liking this ratchet! Thanks for watching and commenting!

[@portugeseking7959]

What a great tip. Thanks

[@pmtips4482]

Glad it was helpful!

[@richardblanke5521]

🤙👍👍

[@narseh123]

I've heard of gun oil being a good lube for the ratchet parts.

[@pmtips4482]

I think gun oil would be great on a ratchet gear set, some gun oil is too thin but some is a little thicker and clingy too. Thanks for sharing!

[@DeepStateDestroyer]

Lame

[@hobes9799]

Then why did you watch it? I thought it was very informative