Impact wrench

Matthews wrote:

You can get a perfectly usable half inch impact wrench for about thirty
quid.  Aldi lidl often have them, so get their newsletter.  screwfix have
one 29 quid.  you do of course need a compressor and hose, but once again
aldi or lidl or screwfix will do fine.  and you do need impact rated sockets
or they can burst and injure you or others.

On 30/05/2012 9:12 PM, Mrcheerful wrote:

or then again get yourself a longer bar (24") and a set of hex sockets.
By far a cheaper option than a compressor and impact wrench for
occasional use.

usually Aldi compressors are too small, good for pumping up tyres :)

General purpose I will use an air ratchet instead of an impact wrench.

Rob wrote:

for quite a few years I used a home built silent compressor: a fridge
compressor, a large propane cylinder plus a pressure switch and a few odds
and ends.  The large capacity pumped up to 150 psi did simple air tools
fine, mainly the impact wrench.  A small compressor will be fine for an
impact wrench, much less so for an air ratchet or drill.  The airtool I
would like to get is an impact air ratchet, but they are all too dear at
present.

On 30/05/2012 9:12 PM, Mrcheerful wrote:

or then again get yourself a longer bar (24") and a set of hex sockets.
By far a cheaper option than a compressor and impact wrench for
occasional use.

usually Aldi compressors are too small, good for pumping up tyres :)

General purpose I will use an air ratchet instead of an impact wrench.


I wonder if that is a better idea, it would only be used rarely a imp[act
wrench. A breaker bar and some hex sockets might prove more helpful.

Stupidly I used to use my ratchet for things that needed a breaker bar, got
away with it without issue but obviously thats a lot more stress on the
ratchet mechanism than intended. Although given hindsight I should have
bought a breaker bar a long time ago. That job I attempted was on a bank
holiday so everywhere was shut and I just made do as I was passed the point
of driving anywhere lol.. Like a many sunday morning mechanics if I can even
class myself as that I don't have a vast majority of tools, just the usual
socket, ratchets and small extensions and other simple hand tools, albeit
they have served me well and have saved me £100's over the years. A lot of
it is from halfords and is really great quality to be honest.

Although the socket set is a halfords vortex which is ok, but I want to
upgrade my kit to a normal 1/2" set and a 3/8" socket set. I was going to
buy the I think 150 piece halfords set when its reduced to £99 but I have
resisted and am probably going to just buy a 1/2" pro ratchet, 3/8" racthet
a 16"/24" breaker bar and some sockets for the ratchets :) probably amount
to a few quid might even work out cheaper getting that halfords set. I guess
I'm probably waiting for the vortex set to pack up but it hasn't touch wood
and does all I ask.

It suprising how many jobs on cars you can get done with a basic kit, haynes
and forums. If I'm honest I quite enjoy working on the car till something
shears lol luckily haven't had that issue.

From the sound of it sounds like I could well save the money for a impact
wrench and invest in a bit of leverage. A few reviews on the 24" breaker bar
on the halfords sits, people can undo hub nuts, gulp they're on pretty good
as well.

Yup. I've not come across anything on a car a 2 ft breaker bar won't shift.

I have one of those 12 volt (from car battery) impact drivers and it's
very good once you get used to it. I've used it for undoing a crank pulley
bolt (auto, so can't just put it in gear) and for undoing cross head set
screws on door hinges. It will produce far more usable torque as it whacks
it than my Makita cordless one which was several times the price.

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Matthews wrote:

You can get a perfectly usable half inch impact wrench for about thirty
quid.  Aldi lidl often have them, so get their newsletter.  screwfix have
one 29 quid.  you do of course need a compressor and hose, but once again
aldi or lidl or screwfix will do fine.  and you do need impact rated sockets
or they can burst and injure you or others.

I should have mentioned I was just looking for something for the drive way
as I have no air compressor, so I guess that limits me to a rechargeable one
or an electric.

Matthews wrote:

you need to spend quite a lot to get something that is hefty enough to be
useful if you want it to be electric , either mains or battery.

Matthews wrote:

you need to spend quite a lot to get something that is hefty enough to be
useful if you want it to be electric , either mains or battery.

Yeah it seems. I did spot this
(Amazon.com product link shortened)


But a few reviews suggest its quite a beast and ferocious at its job.

I decided to go with a breaker bar. Might have to start lifting some weights
:) the tv remote is not doing enough for my upper body.

Mrcheerful wrote:


Makita make them, not cheap but a good tool

On Wed, 30 May 2012 17:30:11 +0100, Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35@yahoo.co.uk=
wrote:


http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electri=
c-impact-wrench?da=3D1&TC=3DSRC-impact%20wrench

Duncan Wood wrote:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=SRC-impact%20wrench

its cheap, but will it do the job?

On Thu, 31 May 2012 14:05:58 +0100, Mrcheerful <g.odonnell35@yahoo.co.uk=

wrote:


They're allright, didn't seem any worse than my Milwaukee V28, not as go=
od  =

as the IR but that & the 3Hp compressor where more than 10 times the pri=
ce.

On 1/06/2012 12:55 AM, Duncan Wood wrote:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=SRC-impact%20wrench

You must have read the testimonials on the web page  :)

Well it was mainly running M16 Nylocs onto studs, using the cordless was=

rather pricey in battery life & an airline's far more of a pain 25' up
than a 240V extension lead.

Duncan Wood wrote:

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=SRC-impact%20wrench

you baby, I got the airline up to my chimney stack easily enough !

I have a 12 volt one same as I'd guess yours is and it does just what it
says on the tin. If you're thinking you'll get a cordless one which is
equally as powerful - forget it unless you have very very deep pockets.

FWIW, the only time I want an impact device is where you can't lock the
part being undone easily - like say a crankshaft pulley bolt. For
everything else a breaker bar is quicker. And cheaper. And doesn't have a
flat battery every time you want it...


A power/impact driver is great where you're doing the same repetitive task
where there is plenty room, like say screwing down floorboards. There's
nothing like that on a car.

If, of course, you work in a tyre shop undoing wheels all day, it might
well be worth the cost of such a device. But if you did you'd not be
asking here.

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