My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver my father gave me
sometime ago. It is one of those pump action screwdrivers.
I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet screwdriver
but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before ones pushes on the
handle to make the screwdriver head turn.
Now I have lubricated it with oil, then grease and it makes no difference.
Before pulling it to pieces is there any thing anyone can suggest... please?
Kim
Sat, Sep 13, 2003, 3:10am (EDT+4) [email protected]
(Kim=A0Berichon) claims:
<snip> I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet
screwdriver but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before
ones pushes on the handle to make the screwdriver head turn. <snip>
I don't think I recall any I ever used, working as a ratchet
screwdriver.
Seems I recall my grandfather's binding, or jamming, sometimes at
full extension. And, that was over 50 years ago. I got ont quite
awhile back on eBay, don't think it's a Stanley tho, but haven't used it
enough to say on that one.
Anyway, standard procedure was to lift it off the screw, gently
push the handle down about 1/2" or so, to get it engaged sorta,
re-engage the screw slot, then push it down. If you still needed to
drive the screw more, you didn't let the handle extend quite all the
way. No prob.
JOAT
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It's quite easy to take these apart and eyeball them for
broken or worn parts. You may be able to fix it.
A word of warning though, make sure it is in its fully
extended position before removing the screw/plug in the
back of the handle. The spring lives in there and it will
fly out and hide in the dark corners of your shop if you
don't extend the ratchet first. DAMHIKT.
Art
"Kim Berichon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver my father gave me
> sometime ago. It is one of those pump action screwdrivers.
>
> I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet
screwdriver
> but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before ones pushes on
the
> handle to make the screwdriver head turn.
>
> Now I have lubricated it with oil, then grease and it makes no difference.
>
> Before pulling it to pieces is there any thing anyone can suggest...
please?
>
>
> Kim
>
>
"Kim Berichon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver my father gave me
> sometime ago. It is one of those pump action screwdrivers.
>
> I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet
screwdriver
> but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before ones pushes on
the
> handle to make the screwdriver head turn.
>
To use as a standard ratchet you need to fully push in the spindle, then
turn the locking screw to hold it in. Then you can us it as a standard
ratchet. A much underrated tool these days - pity Stanley never modified
them to take the standard hex bits.
John
on the handle just above where the the moveing part is there is a 3
postion switch when it is in the postion closeist to the screwdriver
tip is set to drive a screw in the rear most postion to remove a
screw the middle postion locks it
see if that selector is in the middle postion
if yuo don't understand what I am talking about I can post pic in
ABPW
On Sat, 13 Sep 2003 03:10:27 GMT, "Kim Berichon"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver my father gave me
>sometime ago. It is one of those pump action screwdrivers.
>
>I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet screwdriver
>but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before ones pushes on the
>handle to make the screwdriver head turn.
>
>Now I have lubricated it with oil, then grease and it makes no difference.
>
>Before pulling it to pieces is there any thing anyone can suggest... please?
>
>
>Kim
>
"Kim Berichon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver my father gave me
> sometime ago. It is one of those pump action screwdrivers.
>
> I remember him telling me that it worked Ok as a standard rachet
screwdriver
> but when it is extended in the pump action it jams before ones pushes on
the
> handle to make the screwdriver head turn.
>
> Now I have lubricated it with oil, then grease and it makes no difference.
>
> Before pulling it to pieces is there any thing anyone can suggest...
please?
Maybe this is obvious, maybe not, but there's a tiny slide
switch on the barrel -- in-lock-out -- that you may have
in the centered "lock" position.
Jim Stuyck
On Sun, 14 Sep 2003 18:28:41 +0100, "John Horobin"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>
>"Kim Berichon" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> My question related to an old Stanley Yankee screwdriver <snip> A much underrated tool these days - pity Stanley never modified
>them to take the standard hex bits.
>
>John
>
>
lee valley tools has adators to go from stanley to 1/4" as does
highland hardware and Macfeelys
highland hardware has brand new german copies of the Stanelys that
are avable in 1/4" hex tip
while I am talking about adaptors Lee valley has 4 sided square
shank to 1/4" hex for your old brace and bit
and for 3/8th square driver and 1/2 inch square drive
I don't have a link handy but its on the same page as they round
tenon cutters for rustic funature
if you need links get back to me I will dig them up