Thread: How much torque cordless impact

So im looking for a cordless impact, im tired of dealing with smaller stubborn bolts by hand, tires etc.
My father is a pro mechanic, and his opinion is at least 500ft-lbs or its useless. but like i said he is a pro, and uses his everyday all day.

i really want to keep it in the low $100 range if i can. i really want something to pull tires off, and break miner bolts.

Originally Posted by 04lss

My father is a pro mechanic, and his opinion is at least 500ft-lbs or its useless. but like i said he is a pro, and uses his everyday all day.

Well that's BS because I was an auto tech for 7 years and I will tell you now that you absolutely don't need an impact that torques 500 ft lbs. Why? how many parts on a vehicle are torqued at 500?

Breakaway torque is different but some claim there's no such thing lol. IDK and IDC.

When I spent some time at pepboys, the lube techs all had this and loved it. http://www.pepboys.com/product/details/9343447/00257

I don't have a compressor at home but I bought this in a jam and ripped my 97 GP apart with it. It will take off lugnuts, subframe bolts, rear crossmember bolts, axle nuts and even the bolts that holds the trailing arms and lateral links to the knuckle.

http://www.harborfreight.com/12-in-h...nch-61173.html

it's corded which kinda sucks but works great. Even BillBoost can confirm this gun doesn't struggle.

The reviews look iffy on the cordless Harbor Freight one. One of the videos shows a guy struggling to get an axle nut off in the junkyard.
https://www.youtube.com/results?sear...ordless+impact

I think im just going to get the corded one from Harbour freight, and borrow my brothers 1000ftlb milwalkee if I need to break something ridiculous.

I have a Milwaukee 18v fuel and I love it, but its $600. 1100 ft lbs, very rare times when I have to break out the 1200 ft lbs air impact gun.

Originally Posted by ScottyDoggs

the dewalt 18 volt looks to be the winner to me.

DeWalt is garbage! I have to use those ****ty tools all day building marine docks and a bunch of other crap. My boss is waaayyy too cheap to buy real tools.

I own some Milwaukee cordless tools and I will tell you now that Milwaukee is the best of you're serious.

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I have the Craftsman impact and use it 1-2 times/week. Works great. I do also carry a breaker bar for those times when the previous installer used one of those 500-ft-lb guns because they like when people get flats and can't remove them. I also carry a torque wrench (only use the impact for the speed aspect).

Originally Posted by ScottyDoggs

im talking the impact.

and that being said, i had 2 dewalt hammer drills both 18 volt, the batterys lasted a long time, key is not to charge them unless they are full drained and they will last years. and the 9 volt small one, omg was that a great little drill. and you could put the 18 volt battery on any other dewalt drill.

Well I should've been more specific. DeWalt blows when it comes to industrial work but they'll work for home owners. We have the 18 volt impact and it can't even get the lugnuts off of the fork lift so I'm stuck using a 3' breaker bar.

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That's a video. Are you sure the bolts weren't loosened before hand? Lol.

IDC what tools you buy I just won't spend my hard earned money on their garbage.

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I have the Ryobi one 18v impact wrench, the green one .. It works great but its kinda noisy. 250 ft-lbs rated I think. It sometimes has to chew on the lugs for a sec if they were put on by assholes at the tire shop with air guns, but its never not gotten one off. Suspension bolts, even axle nuts it can handle. $100 iirc.

Also, the M18 fuel is a freakin beast. expensive ... but good luck finding an automotive fastener it can't remove.

Originally Posted by Dancing Bear

Also, the M18 fuel is a freakin beast. expensive ... but good luck finding an automotive fastener it can't remove.

3.6 Pentastar head bolts. Even my Aircat 1200 ft lbs air gun struggles with those

Originally Posted by mars5l

3.6 Pentastar head bolts. Even my Aircat 1200 ft lbs air gun struggles with those

you're really not supposed to use an impact on headbolts.. Just a socket, breaker bar and muscle.