{"product_id":"ratchet-wrench-1-4","title":"Ratchet Wrench 1\/4\"","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 1\/4\" drive ratchet is the smallest of our three ratchets and the one a working shop reaches for when the fastener is small enough that the 3\/8\" or 1\/2\" ratchet would be oversized. Bit-socket work (hex and Torx bits on a 1\/4\" socket carrier), shifter adjustment screws on a 1\/4\" extension, small accessory hardware, and any close-quarters fastener where the larger ratchet's body wouldn't fit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1\/4\" Ratchet Wrench has 40 pawls and a 9° engagement angle. The wider engagement angle (compared to the 1\/2\" and 3\/8\" ratchets' 4.8°) is a deliberate choice for the 1\/4\"; at the lower torque the smaller ratchet handles, the wider engagement spreads the load across each pawl more durably. The trade is more swing per click, but bit-socket work usually has enough swing room to accommodate.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 157 mm handle length is short on purpose. Long-handle leverage on a small drive size will twist the small-drive square shank under high torque; the short handle keeps the operator from overloading the drive. For higher-torque work, step up to the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ratchet\"\u003e3\/8\"\u003c\/a\u003e or \u003ca href=\"\/products\/ratchet-wrench-190-1-1abi-us-copy-copy\"\u003e1\/2\"\u003c\/a\u003e ratchet.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat the 1\/4\" handles\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBit-socket work with Unior's \u003ca href=\"\/products\/1-4-drive-metric-hex-bits-187-2hx\"\u003ehex bits\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/products\/1-4-drive-torx-bits-187-2tx\"\u003eTorx bits\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShifter and brake-lever adjustment screws\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall accessory hardware (cyclo-computer mounts, frame protectors, cable guides)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDisc-brake adapter mounting bolts at hand-torque (final torque should be done with a torque wrench)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eSpecs\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1\/4\" square drive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e40 pawls, 9° engagement angle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e157 mm handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDrop-forged chrome-vanadium body\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChrome plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDouble-component handle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eArticle number: 190.1\/1ABI-US (1\/4\" variant)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eBuilt in Zreče, Slovenia\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eUnior has been forging hand tools in Zreče since 1919, and sponsors professional road and mountain-bike race teams. The 190.1 family is forged from chrome-vanadium blanks at Zreče, machined into ratchet bodies, chrome plated, and assembled at the same Slovenia facility. The 1\/4\" variant inherits the same construction process as its 3\/8\" and 1\/2\" siblings; same steel, same heat treatment, same finishing; sized for the smaller square drive.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003ePro tip from our mechanics\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 1\/4\" ratchet's most common misuse is reaching for it when the work actually needs the 3\/8\". A 1\/4\" drive socket on a tight fastener will twist or strip the drive square before the fastener moves. Choose the drive size for the fastener, not for the convenience of the handle already in your hand. Our \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tech-tips\/workshop-hand-tools-every-bike-shop-needs\"\u003eworkshop hand tools guide\u003c\/a\u003e covers ratchet selection and the rest of the workshop tool layer: \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/tech-tips\/workshop-hand-tools-every-bike-shop-needs\"\u003eWorkshop hand tools every bike shop needs →\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Unior","offers":[{"title":"1\/4\"","offer_id":44140810862636,"sku":"625106","price":51.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0012\/5786\/5260\/products\/190.1_1abi-us.jpg?v=1642728248","url":"https:\/\/uniorusa.com\/products\/ratchet-wrench-1-4","provider":"Unior USA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}