SVVG

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Does anyone have one of the above - any recommendations? There are lots to choose from but I'm not sure whether it's worth spending more to get a higher torque rating or going for an £80 job like the Clarke CIR24? Seems pointless to buy one which wont quite undo tough bolts!

Any advice re the above gratefully received!!

Thanks,

SVVG

TurboAndy

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I have a 18V snap-on nut gun but only use it to run the nuts up and then torgue them with a torgue rench.
Snap-on are not cheep, cost me £320.

SVVG

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Thanks for the reply - I think they're all pretty much-of-a-muchness re doing the bolts up - was more interested in how good they were at undoing things - Is it any good with tough bolts?

53

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Clarke stuff is good for the money.

stiler83

Take a look at the Makita BTW450Z, can be had for about £130. It is one of the better cordless wrenches.

TurboAndy

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Dont get one with a plastic gear kit in it as they are S**t.

I would'nt rely on the gun to torque up your bolts, you can get a torque rence for alot less money and that way you know every thing is torqued up to the right amount.

Dedrater

Makita BTW450Z 18V LXT Lithium-Ion Impact Wrench Body Only

cheapest I can find that model, but no battery or charger.

rob84

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Snap-on 18v cordless for me, costs a fair but its awesome

danny c

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snap-on 18v cordless for me to! nothing even comes close (no pun intended)
few blokes at work have got other makes but they are nowhere near as good!

Playsatan

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How do they compare to a decent air gun?

JDM_Stig

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Machine mart have a vat free day sunday and im picking a low sling jack and one of these up for track days
Clarke CIR13C ½" Impact Wrench Kit (12v) - Machine Mart

rob84

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Depends on what air gun you go for tbh. the corless is handy for odd jobs but wouldnt give it something really hard to go at thats where the air gun come into its own my snap on air gun has something crazy like 900ft/lbs torque so you can imagine it just twists things off for fun

Playsatan

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That does it I'm having one of them.

Currently have a Sip gun but it doesn't have enough grunt and I still have to use a breaker bar once in a while.

How much does they come in at if you don't mind me asking?

ZEN Performance

If you want it to always work, and have plenty of grunt, snap on 18v is weapon of choice. Ingersol rand didn't work for me and I got a refund to get the snapon one. Had a cheapy draper one but motor burnt out, snapon stuff lasts and lasts, and you will always be able to get support for it locally.

scooby(puppy power)

ive got a snap on 18v and have to say its one of the best tools ive ever bought, i often get texts of lads from work asking to borrow it

m@t STImulation

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i use the makita impact driver/wrench everyday its nevver let me down top tool!

Nismo Nick

Snap-on here too, can't be beaten !

Bealescooby

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i got a sealey 24v it's top banana for the price £120 also got the snap on 18v but bit of a price differance
i'm yet 2 come across a nut i couldn't undo with the sealey and it's used regular for lorry wheels
it's about 15mths old now and still going strong

RRH

I bought the Hitachi- which comes with two extra batteries, although I've never needed them. I use it quite a lot and have found it great so far, although i doubt its commercial grade like the snap-on will be

howellsy42

i have a snap on impact gun got it 3 weeks ago got it second hand paid 130 for it it less than a year old and its a million times better than my other none branded gun ive been using for the last year or two

SVVG

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Thanks for replies guys - I'll only need the gun for occassional wheel changes for track days, rather than for commercial/regular use - probably 4 or 5 track days a year or so with occassional maintenance re brakes and the like. So in terms of durability it wouldn't have to be as robust as something which is used several times daily, day in and day out. Snap-On and Makita seem to be the main recommendations for cordless impact wrenches - I guess I'm trying to get a feel for the miniumum amount of torque a wrench should have before I consider buying it. There is a Clarke Impact wrench which is corded (i.e. you plug it in to the mains) - this has 450nm torque - which should be plenty I'd have thought (?) and is only £50 or so from Machine Mart. Might make sense to get that bearing in mind I'll only really be chaging all 4 wheels at my home....?

As an aside, what torque settings do people put their wheels on to? (I'll always torque the nuts up with a torque wrench - the gun is really to help save a bit of time with undoing and nipping the bolts back up).

Thanks for the advice and info!