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Oct 28th, 2019, 12:10 | #1 |
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electric impact wrench
Hi, I may be looking to buy an electric impact wrench in the near future if I have to pull the engine from PV. Any recommendations bearing in mind that it won't get too much heavy use in the future.
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Oct 28th, 2019, 14:54 | #2 |
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Cable or battery? What's your budget?
For the half a dozen or so bolts that need to be undone for engine removal perhaps not a must have but when you see videos of them being used it always looks a good idea. Not so easy to get a gun into the engine bay area and extensions can make for a clumsy job. You really need a big do anything gun and a small one just to speed up general jobs. Big, good, expensive. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r06jxlMx-L4 |
Oct 28th, 2019, 17:54 | #3 |
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Derek,I will be in all probability pulling the engine out to do the rings etc. Over haul the engine over Winter. The pulley and timing gear nuts I know from previous experience need the impactor to get them off. I hear what you say about the fiber gear but the one on the 144 lost teeth, didn't separate and it was the ticking noise that started off. I won't feel happy unless i check it. Will try to borrow one first if possible.
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Lidl are selling a cheap one at the minute, at least over here they are. £30. So about 10 euro
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I've got a Dewalt DCF889 gb - had it for a few years and I LOVE it!
Not found a bolt it won't undo yet - rusty suspension bolts on my girlfriend's V70 that hadn't been shifted in 20 years? No problem. Rear trailing arm bolts on my Amazon? Undid them like they were not even tight! Delta link bushes on the V70 (supposed to be a swine of a job), using the correct puller, I did both sides in 2 hours with the Dewalt. Cost a fair bit (think it was £290 on offer with case, 2 batteries and a charger) but it's paid for itself many, many times over. I used to have a cheap Clarke impact battery gun that struggled to get the wheel bolts loosened on the V70... the Dewalt doesn't even break a sweat. 100% recommend getting one of them. Last edited by Faust; Oct 28th, 2019 at 22:04. Reason: Extra info |
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electric impact gun
I have a cheap clarke one from Machinemart . Electric .
It is great for undoing rusted bolts but i dont use it fro tightening up as there is no fine control and i could see it could easily overtighten things . Very powerful |
Oct 30th, 2019, 00:14 | #7 |
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I use a lot of the cordless Worx tools so when i thought about getting an impact wrench i got the Worx version as i already had the batteries. 3 settings and i have only found one bolt so far that needed persuading with a long bar first then finished it with the impact wrench. A little noisy but does the trick.
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The only wish would be a torque setting. Mines an old version and the latest may have this. 18V is all you need |
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Oct 31st, 2019, 21:19 | #9 |
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I recently bought a cordless Aldi Ferrex Impact Driver, 40V Battery & Charger for £65 which spins off the V0 wheel bolts with ease - it is quoted as 180Nm torque.
It has worked well on an assortment of rusted nuts/ bolts but I've not tried it on any bolts/nuts over 19mm - the downside that I can see is that it is a ⅜ drive which to my mind isn't enough metal in the adapter shaft to cope with anything anywhere near 180Nm torque to undo or do up on the other hand an impact driver does seem to overcome many problems. I carry a 12v Cougar impact driver in the boot bought for around £25 delivered, including 4 sockets and an extension bar, from the now defunct Bid TV some years ago, it is no light weight at around 6lbs, but whips the wheel bolts off really quickly - works best with the engine running - I've no idea what the torque rating is, but believe you me if my feet are not firmly planted on the ground and bracing my body against the car side, there's enough torque developed to spin me, and I'm not exactly a light weight - there's a spec here https://www.amazon.co.uk/d/Impact-Wr...ets/B0095VU5T6 but apparently not in stock. There are lots of choices out there, it really depends upon how much you want to spend, what you intend to use it for and how often you intend to use it. Go for a brushless variant if you can they tens to be more reliable in the longer term but much comes down to quality of the bearings and gearing. If i was buying again any money wasn't the priority I'd probably go for a Milwaukee, Dewalt or Makita but only the brushless higher voltage battery models.
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Oct 31st, 2019, 21:29 | #10 |
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I also use a DeWalt DCF899GB. The batteries have sliding switches that allow you to select up to three different power settings. Very handy when you don't require all of the brut force that the tool is capable of.
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