Jon:

The Sears Craftsman warranty reads:

"Craftsman hand tools are guaranteed forever. If any Craftsman hand
tool ever fails to give complete satisfaction, return it to Sears for
free repair or replacement. This warranty gives you specific rights
and you may also have other rights which vary from state to state.
Other Craftsman tools are covered by limited warranties."

This can be found (along with customer and Sears employee comments) at:

http://toolmonger.com/2006/08/08/a-quick-comment-on-the-craftsman-lifetime-warra\
nty/

To me, that means a full, unconditional, perpetual warranty. Yes, as
you said, they aren't as good as they once were - they were once the
benchmark of hand tools. According to the link above, it would be
very detrimental to Sears Holdings Corporation to abrogate that
warranty.

However, I cannot find the Craftsman warranty on sears.com or
craftsman.com. Craftsman.com says, "For Warranties and Policies,
contact your local Sears store." (capitalization theirs)

Bill

On Sat, Jul 4, 2009 at 7:16 AM, Jon<hot_rod_jon@...> wrote:
>
>
> Correction - not guaranteed forever.  Those days are over.  Only a selection
> of their higher priced tools have that.  The majority have a limited
> warranty.  That's cause they are made like junk now.
>
> I'd rather buy Husky tools, which are guaranteed for life.
>
> --- On Sat, 7/4/09, Bill Stephens <OldsVistaCruiser@...> wrote:
>
> From: Bill Stephens <OldsVistaCruiser@...>
> Subject: Re: [Vista Cruiser] Starter on 1992 CC
> To: VistaCruiser@yahoogroups.com
> Date: Saturday, July 4, 2009, 12:13 AM
>
> Nick:
>
> Do you have a Sears or K-Mart near you? Both carry Craftsman tools
> (guaranteed forever), since K-Mart now owns Sears & Roebuck.
>
> Many larger GM & Chrysler nuts & bolts take an 18mm wrench.
>
> Bill
>
> On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:58 PM, NC & KC<chiument@ptd. net> wrote:
>>
>>
>> Bill, Thanks, I used your NATIONAL Coupon today. The starter was 39.99 and
>> with the $10 coupon it was $29.99. The starter has a life time gaurantee.
>> What a day trying to get that on there. You need to remove the frame brace
>> to get the starter out. Sounds simple right. Just 3 simple bolts and 3
>> simple nuts inside the frame to remove the brace. Well guess what, They
>> are
>> 18MM. Now I have a metric set of combo wrenches and a metric/standard
>> socket
>> set. Both sets go 12mm 13mm 14mm 15mm 16mm 17mm 19mm 20mm. Did you notice,
>> neither set came with 18MM. So off to the hardware store. Nope, not there.
>> Then off to Advance Auto. They nornally sell it but are out of stock ( the
>> only size out of stock by the way), so then I went to National Auto and
>> guess what? Out of stock there too.
>> Anyway, After a good 1hr 20min worthless shopping spree I borrowed one
>> from
>> a neighbor.
>> What a pain this one was, lying on my back with the car on the ramps. A
>> lift
>> would have been nice.
>>
>> The good news is that the CC now starts. Now I need to figure out why the
>> Air Pump fuse is blowing even though I have new shocks. Then Ill tackle
>> the
>> AC again.
>>
>> Nick in PA