Vulcan 1/4 inch ratchet

[scottg]

The ratchet has the same mechanism as the Baby Williams.  You have to break a small pin to get it open and then its a nightmare to get back together, even after you do make a new pin.
But if your spring is weak and needs replacement, it the only way.
I suggest getting a cardboard flat, and placing that in the middle of a large table and work there.
 
On the good side, when you do lose the little ball, old fashioned bicycle fork bearings are the same size. And they come about 8 or 10 of them in the little clip that holds them.
DAMHIKT    ;) 
   yours Scott

PS so Papaw, you on a personal crusade against smileys or what?   Plain askii  like this was 1989 ?

[Papaw]

I am not against smilies, though I seldom use them myself. The forum software has been difficult to tweak in some areas, and smilies is one of those areas. There is a member that has tried many ways to get them working, and with all his experience, he has been unsuccessful to date.

[scottg]

oh thats bizarre. Smiley hangup, who could guess. 

I have been trying to get the local sewer district set up on Skype for about a week now.   Having a generally torturous time.
Mine set up in 5 minutes back when they started the company.
But I guess they had security problems since then,  and its not so easy now.

Computers! You know I love em!!
yours Scott

[rusty]

They almost work papaw, 'default' is in the URL twice....