Electric impact wrench advice please
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Electric impact wrench advice please
I would like to buy an electric impact wrench, after trying to remove the struts yesterday, took me all day and lots of pulled muscles, would an impact wrench remove seized/ rusted on bolts that require alot of torque?
Can they also be used to remove the crank pulley bolt? I have seen this on ebay, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLARKE-CEW...item2ecd45b435
Is it any good? Advice much appreciated
Can they also be used to remove the crank pulley bolt? I have seen this on ebay, http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/CLARKE-CEW...item2ecd45b435
Is it any good? Advice much appreciated
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you can go mad and do this method but it scares me
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t113...nk-pulley.html
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yes I believe so
you can go mad and do this method but it scares me
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t113...nk-pulley.html
you can go mad and do this method but it scares me
http://www.rs25.com/forums/f105/t113...nk-pulley.html
Knowing my luck the alternator pulley would come flying off and hit me in the face
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Thanks Andy, this might sound like a silly question (Ive never had an impact wrech before), is it possible to use extension bars for hard to reach bolts with different size sockets with an impact wrench?
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Yes you can use them as you would a socket wrench. You'll need impact sockets really, as standard sockets won't really be up to the job, the Clarke already comes with a small selection, and for the money you won't really get better.
It'll be one of the best tools you'll buy, but like anything the more you pay the better it'll be.
The Clarke should be up to most jobs.
Look at the reviews here, for an idea of what it's like.
Just bear in mind, you can strip threads easily with them.
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I initially got the Clarke CW to undo bolts on motorcycle forks( they need a quick action to break the seal) Then used it for removing seized disc bolts on an old motorcycle. After suspension bolts on my car. I tend to use it in burst of 5 seconds, if the nut/bolt isnt coming off after 3 or for goes, then more leveraged is required. The thumping action though seems to free off the seize, when a breaker bar is eventually used
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See my thread here:
https://www.scoobynet.com/diy-39/102...ct-wrench.html
I can recommend the Dewalt DW292, proper piece of kit and doesn't cost a fortune either
https://www.scoobynet.com/diy-39/102...ct-wrench.html
I can recommend the Dewalt DW292, proper piece of kit and doesn't cost a fortune either
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I have the Dewalt DCF899 18V impact wrench. It's awesome! Up to 950NM of constant torque and 1600 odd breakaway torque according to their specs. I've yet to find a bolt it can't undo. Saying that, it could break stuff pretty easily too.
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See my thread here:
https://www.scoobynet.com/diy-39/102...ct-wrench.html
I can recommend the Dewalt DW292, proper piece of kit and doesn't cost a fortune either
https://www.scoobynet.com/diy-39/102...ct-wrench.html
I can recommend the Dewalt DW292, proper piece of kit and doesn't cost a fortune either
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Here's where I got mine from but for £144 at the time. I already have the batteries for other tools.
http://www.bigredtoolbox.co.uk/dewal...volt-bare-unit
All specs are on there to see
http://www.bigredtoolbox.co.uk/dewal...volt-bare-unit
All specs are on there to see
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Here's where I got mine from but for £144 at the time. I already have the batteries for other tools.
http://www.bigredtoolbox.co.uk/dewal...volt-bare-unit
All specs are on there to see
http://www.bigredtoolbox.co.uk/dewal...volt-bare-unit
All specs are on there to see
My max torque is 1100lb/ft 1432nm and yet my breakaway torque is less than yours, somethings not right there.
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Well maybe it is or maybe it's not, it's quoted as that everywhere I look, even the Dewalt website. I'm not ***** waving, just saying that it's a great piece of kit and a great price. It does everything I need it too.
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Sealey VS2243 Torque Stick, 1/ 2-inch Square Drive, 90 Nm
http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilde...roductid=14833
Sealey VS2243 Torque Stick, 1/ 2-inch Square Drive, 90 Nm
http://www.sealey.co.uk/PLPageBuilde...roductid=14833
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Bit like how they list their batteries as 20v when in reality it's still 18v.
All very misleading, just a poor attempt to try and get one up on the competition.
The max torque is the breakaway torque, it's the maximum of what the gun is rated at simple when you think about it.
Be interesting how it stacks up against the likes of milwaukee and ingersol rand, shouldn't be long before someone gives the dewalt a go against either one.
I hope it does well, could be quite a good deal as decent impacts costs a fair whack.
I won't lie, shelling out £480 for mine stung a bit.
Edit - Here we go, as i suspected this is what ingersol rand say on the matter.
Let’s settle this once and for all: in most cases, advertised “ultimate” or “bolt break away” torque is really just a marketing ploy. Manufacturers will test tools in ways that allow them to increase the advertised torque rating, but these methods do not yield an accurate portrayal of real or “working” torque. Sure, you may be able to get 1000 ft-lbs of torque here and there, but this is often not the genuine working torque that the tool is readily capable of day to day.
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Oh i know, just irks me how they listed it in a kind of cheaty fashion. Bit like how they list their batteries as 20v when in reality it's still 18v. All very misleading, just a poor attempt to try and get one up on the competition. The max torque is the breakaway torque, it's the maximum of what the gun is rated at simple when you think about it. Be interesting how it stacks up against the likes of milwaukee and ingersol rand, shouldn't be long before someone gives the dewalt a go against either one. I hope it does well, could be quite a good deal as decent impacts costs a fair whack. I won't lie, shelling out £480 for mine stung a bit.
There's no doubt it's more than enough to do what I want and is really good at removing stuff that would otherwise be destroyed by conventional tools.
Worth every penny in my opinion. Check some of the YouTube videos out too, you might be surprised!
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There's a good few reviews of it on YouTube, I watched some and went ahead and bought it. It eats and ****s my mates Metabo stuff which is very good. Think his is rated at about 600Nm??
There's no doubt it's more than enough to do what I want and is really good at removing stuff that would otherwise be destroyed by conventional tools.
Worth every penny in my opinion. Check some of the YouTube videos out too, you might be surprised!
There's no doubt it's more than enough to do what I want and is really good at removing stuff that would otherwise be destroyed by conventional tools.
Worth every penny in my opinion. Check some of the YouTube videos out too, you might be surprised!
Loved the 889 vs 899 hell of a difference, especially with those big lag bolts going into that plank of wood.
Funny you should mention power, because honestly I feel mine's a bit overkill for what I need. Sure it's a laugh seeing just how strong it is, but after a while you realize just how much trouble all that power can land you, if you aren't reserved in using that trigger.
Oh yeah they are without a doubt worth every penny, and then some.
I changed a whole driveshaft in 40 minutes, that included getting all the tools out, the impact made it all so effortless.
Best part is going into scrapyards with it, the looks on some people's faces when you see them struggling, and i just waltz in and bang off every nut like it's nothing
You honestly wouldn't think a battery impact would be so good, let alone best most air guns.
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lol if I was doing it again and a bigger budget bext time I would go for the Dewalt, the clarke is quite bulky, and its not undoing some seized brembo bolts.
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Yeah the Dewalt is pretty compact considering its ability, mine is the XR brushless version which cuts a fair bit of the length of the body. I was using it to change a caliper on my mates car yesterday, he was amazed by it. Wheel off in seconds, old caliper off in no time at all too. It's especially good at taking old rusty nuts and bolts out that would be rounded or damaged otherwise. I don't use it for reassembly though, afraid of destroying things with it! I use it on the lowest setting to put wheels back on but then use my torque wrench to tighten properly.
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Don't look at milwaukee mine cost £480 ffs, worth it mind but I would have been tempted by the Dewalt if it was about at that time.
All depends what system you prefer I guess. I wanted the best with a wide range of tools, and seeing their 2015 catalogue they pretty much have it all.
Even have a 9.0ah battery out, just because everyone else is jumping up to 5.0ah.
I just love the fact they have to be top dog. Take Makita they do lovely drills, and was top dog for a few months naturally Milwaukee didn't like this so came out with one to best it by a fair margin
Personally though I'd go cordless all the way, for the obvious reason you can use it pretty much anywhere, nothing worse than going in a scrappers wsith all those siezed on bolts, spent too many years swearing at cars to faff about at my age.
As for the Clarke, just use it for unfastening as it has no variable speed it'll be very easy to bugger things up.
I've managed to muller a nut just using the 100lb/ft setting
All depends what system you prefer I guess. I wanted the best with a wide range of tools, and seeing their 2015 catalogue they pretty much have it all.
Even have a 9.0ah battery out, just because everyone else is jumping up to 5.0ah.
I just love the fact they have to be top dog. Take Makita they do lovely drills, and was top dog for a few months naturally Milwaukee didn't like this so came out with one to best it by a fair margin
Personally though I'd go cordless all the way, for the obvious reason you can use it pretty much anywhere, nothing worse than going in a scrappers wsith all those siezed on bolts, spent too many years swearing at cars to faff about at my age.
As for the Clarke, just use it for unfastening as it has no variable speed it'll be very easy to bugger things up.
I've managed to muller a nut just using the 100lb/ft setting
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I bought an Aldi/Lidl cordless impact wrench for £39.99......only use it occasionally but so far so good.
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