Air Ratchets

Though it is not found in every house, an air ratchet is quite an essential tool that can help you save a lot of time and physical energy while dealing with nuts and bolts almost inaccessible for regular ratchet wrenches. You need to apply only a little bit of your muscle power to get excellent results. We carry a comprehensive selection of these pneumatic tools that come in all possible sizes, so you'll find the right tool to add to your tool box.

So, what an air ratchet actually is and how does it work? An air ratchet is a type of a wrench which is pretty similar to a hand-held ratchet wrench as they both have that same square drive, but an air ratchet has got an air motor attached so to turn the socket drive. To activate the motor, one has to pull the trigger. Then a switch is provided to change the direction of the socket drive turn. It is often incorrectly compared with an impact wrench, but this kind of power wrench is rather created for speed than for torque. And this tool is more gentle on nuts and bolts than a brutal impact wrench.

An air ratchet is powered by an air compressor and thus it gives you more torque than your muscles can provide. Thus, the air ratchet is employed for loosening bolts or nuts at a faster speed, also it is used for those fasteners that are difficult to remove or are located in tight areas where a regular ratchet can hardly reach. Air ratchets are merely pneumatic variants of conventional socket set ratchets. Just like hand-held ratchets, the air ratchets on offer come in various sizes, such as 1/2",1/4", 3/4", 3/8", etc. Though it is a low torque tool, it provides a really quick way to loosen nuts.

We offer you a wide selection of pneumatic tools including not only high-quality regular air ratchets, but also stubby wobble air ratchets that are flexible and thus perfect for confined areas, it relieves you from making hundreds of tiny turns a regular ratchet would do. We also have heavy duty air ratchets for more serious jobs, like working with engines, replacing the transmission, etc. Air ratchets are good for working on spark plugs, suspension and brake caliper bolts, etc. Whatever air ratchet you choose, you will get an ergonomically designed, corrosion resistant, durable tool.