Thread: Mah yankee don't do nothing nohow.

Not working? Maybe better to buy a new one if you want it to work.............

My Dad has a couple of these and I cant imagine how you disassenble them but if you do I would suggest doing it inside a sealed container.
I can just imagine some tiny, critical, component flying out in the process and being lost forever

Here ya go Luv.

Yankee Screwdriver Maintenance

Originally Posted by luv-yorl

Gidday troops.
Anybody got the good guts on how to disassemble a non-working "yankee" screwdriver? The shaft stays extended, and the rachet doesn't work nohow nowhere no-one ain't. I inherited it from the old man. The screwdriver is a Stanley, model 131B, made in Germany.
Any advice would help. Thanks.

luv.

I had a Yankee screw driver that did that, the problem was that there is a small ball bearing set in the base of the handle stock which engages the spiral. I managed to pick up the right size ball bearing from a bearing supplier and fitted it in place and the screw driver now works great. At least it does not have a flat battery when you are desperate.
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