Ratcheting tool

A powered ratchet tool comprising:

• a housing;
• an output member defining an output axis;
• a drive gear for driving the output member, the drive gear defining a drive axis that is transverse to the output axis, the drive gear having an inner toothed surface;
• a drive mechanism for driving the drive gear, the drive mechanism including a drive shaft arranged along the drive axis;
• a first pawl in the drive shaft and biased toward the inner toothed surface of the drive gear;
• a second pawl in the drive shaft and biased toward the inner toothed surface of the drive gear;
• a selection ring arranged about the drive shaft and including an inner circumferential wall having a first pawl recess and a second pawl recess, the selection ring moveable between a first position and a second position, and
• a tab extending radially outward in a direction perpendicular to the output axis from the circumferential wall and the housing for moving the selection ring between the first and second positions,
• wherein when the selection ring is in the first position, the first pawl is biased into engagement with the first pawl recess and the inner toothed surface of the drive gear, and the second pawl is blocked by the inner circumferential wall, such that the second pawl does not engage with the inner toothed surface of the drive gear, and
• wherein when the selection ring is in the second position, the second pawl is biased into engagement with the second pawl recess and the inner toothed surface of the drive gear, and the first pawl is blocked by the inner circumferential wall, such that the first pawl does not engage with the inner toothed surface of the drive gear.