of a hex headed screw 60 as shown in fig1 and 9 desirably reverse lever 58 is provided with a ball and groove detent arrangement for example as indicated at 63 in fig9 to assure and maintain proper positioning of cam 24 for the desired mode of ratcheting operation thus if it desired to operate tool 12 to cause ratcheting rotation of drive gear 22 in one direction cam lever 58 is set so that cam 24 is in contact with one pawl end 18f or 20f to prevent the corresponding pawl from moving pivotally as drive link 16 moves the other pawl 18 20 having a free end 20f unblocked by cam 24 can then extend forwardly so that the associated head is in contact with drive gear 22 and will necessarily move as the drive link moves to cause ratcheting rotation of the drive gear drive link 16 is shown throughout the figures and consists generally of a solid body portion 16a having integral paired parallel plates 16b 16c plates 16b 16c extend forwardly within tool 12 and are spaced apart from one another a sufficient distance to receive pawl elbows 18d 20d therebetween at the forwardly directed lower and upper and preferably rounded corners thereof respectively as seen from the perspective of fig1 appropriately sized and positioned coaxially aligned apertures are formed transversely through plates 16b 16c for receipt of pivot post 48 pins 50 52 and cam 24 as seen in fig1 3 drive link 16 has a transverse arcuately shaped opening 62 in its rearwardly directed body 16a opening 62 receives a drive bushing 64 fig1 and 9 which is sized and shaped for smooth rotational movement within the opening or groove 62.