I’m glad I opted for an electric impact wrench rather than spending good money on one of those domestic air compressors. My 18V cordless Makita DTW285Z is only rated at about 200 ft-lbs but I have yet to encounter the bolt it cannot undo and that includes some well-rusted strut mountings on the VW. I use it a lot for undoing wheel nuts but not for tightening them other than on its softest setting and then finishing off with a torque wrench when the wheel is back on the ground.
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