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

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...

Honestly, these seemed like they'd be a gimmick when I initially bought them. Had these for about 9 years now and I used them daily in the automotive field. The chrome hasn't chipped or flaked. The gearless mechanism still works great and is primarily why I use these when I can't fit an air/electric ratchet in the area. The short length and throw is perfect for the hard to reach spots. Worth every penny and nowadays they stay in my portable toolset (the 1/4" especially). The 1/4" alone is critical to me; that thing got me through so many frustrating jobs.

I love my set so much, I bought a set for my best friend. I have Snap-On, Mack, Proto, Craftsman, S-K, Husky, Cobalt, Pittsburgh, ICON, and Crescent ratchets in all sizes. You would think that one of these brands would have copied Titan and made their own gearless micro socket drivers. I have had a set for over 20 years and used them in military aviation, naval vessels, industrial machinery, auto mechanics, and large recycling machinery. I have used them on household items and even fishing reels and other recreational items. These have taken a beating. Their heavy duty one way needle bearings used in place of gears actually take a lot of torque, do not slip, and keep your turn radius in 1°, something no geared ratchet, especially one this small can accomplish. Whomever had the great idea to take a one way needle bearing, like one used in fishing reels, beef it up, and put it in a socket driver was genius. The push in socket chuck that changes the drive direction is perfect. Yes, you must take the socket off and place it on the other side to change directions, but this design uses less parts, parts that can easily break on small geared ratchets, and also parts that take up space and can snag in tight spaces. In 40 plus years of turning a wrench, these are my absolute favorite little socket drivers. I do not recommend letting someone borrow these as you may never see them again. If someone likes them, tell them to buy their own. If you have family and friends that like them, you can always buy them their own set as a gift. Snap-On quality, great price, and definitely nothing like a dollar tree micro ratchet that breaks when you look at it. Get these before they are sold out again. These are hard to find sometimes. I really am surprised that Snap-On doesn't offer anything like these. If it did, I've never seen it, or it was something that was far overpriced in their truly overpriced specialty tool section.

These ratchets are exactly what I was looking for, gearless smooth action that works well with loose fasteners in tight places. I've broken plenty of bolts loose with the 3/8 drive already, nothing too tight and I'll likely never push the limits of these because that's what I own breaker bars and impacts for.

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!

These ratchets are incredibly smooth, no back drag at all. Slight hassle to switch directions, but in tight spaces this is preferable because with normal ratchets ice accidentally hit the switch to change direction lots of times which becomes even more of a hassle. I'd probably buy a larger size version of these if they were available, but I'm very happy with the 2 small ones.

Normally, I'd say these things are a gimmick. But, when you have to get into very confined spaces and you can't fit a normal ratchet there, these things are a life-savers. I know you can't take off lug-nuts. But, to get into a very tight engine compartment, or to take off certain panels, etc. Worth every penny, I tell you...

Already used both ratchets. They are compact and work in very tight places. I'm sure they will get quite a bit of use in the future.

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.

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Nice little set of gearless ratchets to get into tight areas! Recommended 👍

Awesome in tight places and seems to be durable. Zero internal friction. About 3 degrees space is enough.