I keep hearing how you cant use the Surge

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s. serafin

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bit screwdriver for anything. I run the maint. department for a apartment complex with 43 buildings and 350 apartment. I use the Surge all day everyday at work. Have not found a place I couldnt use it yet.

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Please tell me where you guys are using this tool that you cant use it.
 
When trying to reach a screw thats recessed in a round hole not much larger than the head of the screw I find that the bit driver on the Surge is to boxy and short to reach in and get some of them. I bump into these quite often on children's toys when they need to be taken apart and fixed or have the batteries replaced.
 
I do maintenance in an apartment building also. I carried the Surge a few days with no trouble until I went to reverse the driver bit, the retaining spring flew out. Luckily I realized the problem and was actually able to find the small spring.
I decided to change to the Core which has very hefty drivers and now carry the Surge on my days off. That was my only beef with it.;)
 
Try removing screws off ANY automotive distributor cap with the Surge.

I posted something about the bit driver being only useful for driving screws into sheetmetal... I was being sarcastic. But really, I've found that there are more applications where I cannot use the Surge's driver because of either depth or clearance problem (usually with recessed screws).

I guess if I come across these again, and I happen to have a camera, I'll post pics.
 
I use the bits on my Surge quite extensively too on anything from bicycles to small engines. Now my problem is the spring seems to be getting a bit loose and the bits are starting to fall-off or shake when I try to use them.

I guess I'm gonna have to take the spring out and give it a little bending back. :rolleyes:

So far the bit screwdriver has been very useful to me EDC.

But forgive me if I'm one of those people who can't find anything that'll fit the jeweller's/eyeglass screwdriver. :confused: :D
 
Havent had any problems with the spring yet. But I wonder if Leatherman would sell those to us? It would be good to to have a couple of spares around. Anybody know this answer. I think I will email them about it.
 
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