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| stateofidleness |
 Feb 14 2018, 07:01 PM
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Senior Member  Group: Members Posts: 810 Joined: 1-September 07 From: Canyon Lake, Texas! Member No.: 8,065 Region Association: None  |
Hey all, had a run-in with a pretty stubborn set of axle nuts (F150 with 200k miles) the other day, and ended up shearing 4 breaker bars! (varying lengths and "quality" of bars). Ultimately ended up having to put a pipe wrench my dad has (HUGE wrench from his gas line inspecting days with Valero) and a cheater bar.
I'm a huge advocate of "use the right tool for the job" though, so I'm curious if any of you guys can make recommendations for a "holy grail" impact gun that won't flinch at anything car related. My nice to haves: - $200-$400 range preferred - Electric (battery) or Air (preferred) - assume a really good air compressor/tank to drive it - Break loose anything I could encounter on a vehicle - Re-torquing lower priority as that will be by hand and/or torque wrench anyway Spent couple days researching stuff and Ingersoll Rand seems to get very good reviews. Can anyone recommend something meeting the above preferences? |
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| cary |
Feb 14 2018, 09:47 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 3,900 Joined: 26-January 04 From: Sherwood Oregon Member No.: 1,608 Region Association: Pacific Northwest 
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If your working on trucks you want 1200 lb. breakaway torque.
I have a 700# IR that works on most Porsche stuff. But I borrow a 900# every once in while. We had a guy with a 1200# Snap On for the tough ones. He moved to Seattle. I'm thinking I'll get a 1200# EarthQuake too ............ |
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stateofidleness Recommend an Impact Wrench/Gun Feb 14 2018, 07:01 PM
76-914 Earthquake at Harbor Freight for the occasional us... Feb 14 2018, 07:10 PM 914Sixer Get the Big Earthquake from Harbor Freight. Has l... Feb 14 2018, 07:40 PM
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Get the Big Earthquake from Harbor Freight. Has ... Feb 14 2018, 10:18 PM JOEPROPER If you can find an Ingersoll Rand IR2131, I would ... Feb 14 2018, 07:41 PM porschetub
Hey all, had a run-in with a pretty stubborn set ... Feb 14 2018, 07:44 PM cuddyk +1 for HF Earthquake. It's a beast. You don... Feb 14 2018, 07:50 PM somd914 Replaced my Harbor Freight of unrealistic torque v... Feb 14 2018, 07:57 PM MarkV If I didn't already have air and an old Snap-o... Feb 14 2018, 09:22 PM mepstein I have a cheap one for home use but the snap on... Feb 14 2018, 09:53 PM Tbrown4x4 Happy with my Ingersoll. Used professionally and a... Feb 15 2018, 03:56 AM mgp4591 Snap-On and IRs are great guns - I've had a co... Feb 15 2018, 04:08 AM NeunEinVier Another vote for Ingersoll Rand IR2131 (looks same... Feb 15 2018, 11:05 AM mgphoto
Another vote for Ingersoll Rand IR2131 (looks sam... Feb 15 2018, 12:11 PM howlndog +1 on an Aircat. The 1150 (twin hammer) or 1250 (t... Feb 15 2018, 03:45 PM 914forme If you can find one, the Milwaukee M18 1/2" H... Feb 15 2018, 03:51 PM Drums66 ....Ingersoll,snap-on,matco.......
:wavebye: Feb 15 2018, 07:54 PM 914four I don’t have a large compressor with air tools s... Feb 18 2018, 10:44 AM Ed_Turbo I use Mac Tools AWP 050 Titanium Impact B:) Works... Feb 18 2018, 09:05 PM |
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