Wera Zyklop Speed Ratchet 8000 B, 3/8" Drive, Pivoting Head, 6-in-1

My go to ratchet. I’ve used them all and this one is fantastic. I work in aerospace and this is a solid ratchet.

This is a really nice ratchet. The fit and finish is unique in that it isn’t just your basic shiny chrome. The locking swivel head is nice to use. I also like the quick release function. My suggestion for improvement would be to have the ability to “turn on or off” the locking swivel head function. If it is off, the you could freely use the swivel head function without it locking into a certain position. Turn it on and have the ability to lock the swivel head into a position.

Picked up this ratchet because I am constantly using a 6" extension to rotate nuts down long studs on my car. I usually use a junky ratchet, take off the extension and socket from the ratchet and spin the nut down until it stops and then tighten with the ratchet. With the Wera Zyklops you can avoid all of that by pressing the swivel release and positioning the ratchet head at a 0 degree angle (straight) and spin the ratchet while holding it on the free-spinning shaft. This makes it SO much nicer than basically taking my ratchet apart to spin a nut, just to put it back together. I do wish that the ratchet had more angles you could lock it at other than 90, 15, and 0 degrees. 45 degrees might be nice, or 60 deg, etc. but as it is designed is just fine. It has 72 teeth which is "fine" enough honestly. I am spoiled with some 84 tooth ratchets but the rotation required between the two is so moderate it would be hard to tell which is which without knowing. Only complaint per se is that I wish the ratchet head was not sealed. I like to lube my ratchets because 9 times out of 10 the manufacturer uses junky lubricant or it breaks down over time. It appears as though the Wera Zyklop has a sealed head which, while it makes it unlikely that lube would leak out, means you cannot lubricate the gears with your favorite lube should the ratchet get loud or gritty (which it shouldn't, but you get the idea).GREAT ratchet over all - almost feel bad using it for what it is designed for - its nice to look at!

I have beaten this thing relentlessly and it is just and smooth and robust as day one. I only wish I had even more of every size!

I have the 1/4 drive set with the Zyklop 6 ratchet and it rocks the house. I figured if I was going to buy a 3/8 drive, I will buy quality.Pivoting head, great action out of the ratchet mechanism and unbeatable quality. Little expensive, but you get what you pay for and I got a great ratchet.

A good ratchet. The engineering is genius, but the execution could've been slightly better. I'm an aircraft mechanic and truthfully got excited when I saw this product. The functionality is great, the only problems being the swivel head makes it a little wide to get into small spaces, and the straight-mode has a tendency to unlock by itself and swivel on me. Not a problem worth returning but it is worth noting. Overall a good product with a few flaws.

Perfect size for small areas at first I thought it was too small but it definitely grew on me nice quality

(Revised)I loved the ratchets, so much that I bought some as gifts. I’m not a mechanic, probably would be stretching to call myself a hobbyist. But when I find something of interest I usually dive in head first, Wera is no different. The problem is if I’m depending on this to be my tool of choice when our car breaks down, or the HVAC goes out, and it breaks I’ll be out more than the cost of the ratchet. I thought maybe it was an honest oddball, so I reached out to Wera on their website and submitted a video as they asked. With no response… Googling broken Wera definitely hasn’t made me feel better about it.Edit:I've read a lot of reviews on the company and for the most part they seem to stand behind their product, I am waiting to hear anything back from them. I called their customer service in Canada and they said give them a week, I'm not in a huge hurry.(Update) Wera are my favorite ratchets, they stand behind their product and they sent me a new replacement and told me to keep the broken one. Excellent tools with great customer service.

La uso para hacerle los mantenimientos a mi coche, sobre todo quitar tornillos del Carter y trasmisión, cumple perfectamente su función, no es otra que calidad wera y se nota cuando la tienes en la mano y trabajas con ella.

Weet ik niet, mijn partner besteld

やはりヴェラの工具は良い力を入れやすいグリップと角度固定が可能なヘッド使いやすさは素晴らしいんだけど、金額が高いのが欠点か…

I bought this months ago, so I've had the chance to use it a lot.It's not a cheap ratchet, but a really good one. Most tools in your box, you don't need fancy. But a good Philips head screwdriver, and a good ratchet, are worth the coin.Very smooth to use, fine tooth gearing, solid socket holder, and the very useful handle angle choice. Flipping from right angle (break the torque) to straight (spin out the bolt) is seamless, and the main reason to get this.Quality costs, and this is worth it. I have the big name stuff, this is better.

Excelente calidad.