Titan 18202 2-Piece 1/4-Inch and 3/8-Inch Drive Gearless Micro Ratchet Set

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Handy little wrench!In the hand; The "clutch" mechanism feels like a sprag type element.Those are known for being smooth and strong.Most commonly found in automatic transmissions to handle coasting and holding of a gear (drive).I really don't see my self working to find out how durable this is, however it worked fantastic while changing out an ac condenser in my wifes car.The repair manual said the bumper cover needed to be removed in order to gain access to a bolt.Time saver!During the condenser replacement, i didn't have an issue until it came time to tighten down the refrigerant sealing nut.I found my self unable to start the line retaining nut with the limited space.Enter this tool.Using a magnetic pickup tool on the ball end, and my finger to lightly guide it into place i was able to start the nut and get it tight enough for me to get the other tool in place to tighten down the seal.The ball end was perfect for the magnetic tool.Like it was designed to be used that way!The ball end offered a smooth surface for the magnet end to pivot as i tightened the nut down.The action felt like ball bearings, pretty much no resistance when turning the bolt and resetting for another rotation!Even my best ratchets would have required me to apply light pressure to the side of the socket to prevent the nut from going the wrong way.I'm very impressed, seems to be well designed and a very handy little tool!

Soooo tiny, they look like they were made for ants. I expected them to be small but they look like toys. I’m glad I drive a diesel 250 or id have to worry about the size of my ratchets.Norm here, I’m a part time semi-mock professional shade tree mechanic. Here’s my unqualified review of the Titan Gearless Micro Ratchet set. With a stated 3 degrees of deflection.At first the slop on them both going lefty Lucy was about 3 to 4 degrees which is ok. But righty tighty was horrible. 7 degrees of deflection before it engaged the 3/8 drive. Yes I measured it. Only because it felt sloppy. Then for ghits and siggles, I measured the 1/4, it was way worse. 10 degrees of deflection.I tried turning the head in different directions and engaging the then again. And it was all over the place.Bottom line the slop is acceptable for a casual shade tree mechanic. But if you have very tight spaces and only enough room to use your two banger fingers, this is not the tool for you.Even-tough we wish we had the money or the time for better tools, you can’t have cavier tools on a smelt egg budget.It’s a coin flip for me. Should I send them back now and let some other wet behind the ears have a go with them, or should I just try them before I really start to criticize them.May the nuts fall all the way down, and the socket just shy of out of reach.Cheers.

Bought these to work on a Harley and Toyota Sienna engine bay. Worked great. I miss the clicking of the gears though because it’s confirmation that your ratcheting backwards or if the bolt is free spinning. Besides that they’re great so far. Let’s see how the last.

Very smooth action. Great qualtiy. Almost too nice to put in the toolbox.

The 1/4 inch is missing a ball on one side. Not a dealbreaker because it’ll still sort of hold a socket and I’ve got another 1/4 inch gearless I can use for the right turns. They both feel very solid and worth the price otherwise. Good for close tolerance spaces!

I thought they would a little less slack in them before they bite in but all in all not bad. Very small handles for very tight spots but just be warned not alot of leverage for those stubborn tight bolts.

I have been using a friction wrench in 1/4" drive for almost a decade. The last one I picked up was a no-name from a grab bin at a swap meet for like $12 bucks. Even though the square drive stub retention mechanism failed on it at some point, it became one of my go-to tools on the job and at home on hobbies and car repairs. I LIKED the compact nature of the handle in tight places, and it serves to inherently limit torque to keep from damaging the mechanism. Please do not consider a breaker bar! Since switching directions on it was a little clumsy, I decided to look into replacement options.I found this Titan set at various places online, and decided to take advantage of my Prime status and Amazon's decent return policy. I am not disappointed! I got the product promptly, and my first action was to score some tool oil at work and put a generous dab in the gaps of the rotating rings on both sides of the new tools, both the 1/4" and 3/8" drive. After rotating the tools a number of times to let the oil seep in, I wiped them off thoroughly with a shop rag. The action is smooth and light in the reverse direction, so only a very loose fastener will counter-rotate during the return arc of the tool.For a few other customers that were sad to find the tool handle was just a few inches in length, do not fret; I see these micro-wrench handles to be an adjunct to a screwdriver-type handle, not a replacement for a regular ratchet. I also have some disk-type socket drivers, and I find these to do the job of those but in a much better way. I bet you will find this tool style as indispensable as I do...

Feel amazing in the hand, and easily held with the ball end handle. I won’t be using these on tight or rusted fixings, but where access is limited and the threads are clean these ratchets are really going to help.I couldn’t find any discernible back lash in the mechanism, can’t believe how little movement is required to engage the sprag clutch.Had these sent from the USA, as the price was very enticing, and took no time at all to arrive.

I used to have two of the regular length wrenches from Titan; I found them at Princess Auto and I think they were discontinued. One got overtorqued and ruined while the other one was lost. How I missed them! The small head on them makes them super-useful in getting into tight spaces. The practically zero lash and drag means you can spin on fasteners even with severely restricted handle arc. These are exactly the same except with short handles, which no doubt solves the gorilla overtorquing problem and gets the into even tighter spaces. If it's even a little difficult, these are the wrenches I reach for.

I just opened the package and there is noticeable rust on the push through mechanism of the 3/8 rachet. For the money I paid for that small amount of steel, I am disappointed. The tools themselves seem to work well, but I asked for an exchange because I don't like receiving rusty tools when they are brand new.

Très bien

Very handy for tight spots. Sprag clutch design works great.