Cordless Impacts
Teching In
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From: Chesterfield, VA
The 18V Dewalt is very good and would be a good junkyard tool. I have 1 myself (the 300 ft. lb. version). It will break probably 90 percent of what you ask of it on a car. However I have had to hook up my corded Dewalt (like 350 ft. lb.'s) to get what the cordless version could not. Milwaukee I believe makes a 28 volt cordless impact which is rated at 350 ft. lb.'s which should break anthing you would ask it to. Look on ebay for them. You're gonna have to pay for it though they don't come cheap.
Teching In
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I've found a Milwaukee 18 volt 1/2" drive with 240 max.foot pounds of torque . Comes with two batteries and has variable speed for $135.00 new in the box .
Is this a good price and is it powerful enough to remove lug nuts ?
Thanks .
Is this a good price and is it powerful enough to remove lug nuts ?
Thanks .
You know, there is an "old school" cordless impact
driver that you can find at auto parts stores and
flea markets, and uses a hammer. I got my first one
for working on my motorcycles, *%#&ing Philips
head case bolts and 15 years o' corrosion... the
hammer jams the handle & bit down into the work
right when needed.
They go for under 10 bucks and never run out of
juice. Inside the screwdriver bit adaptor snout, is a
3/8" square.
driver that you can find at auto parts stores and
flea markets, and uses a hammer. I got my first one
for working on my motorcycles, *%#&ing Philips
head case bolts and 15 years o' corrosion... the
hammer jams the handle & bit down into the work
right when needed.
They go for under 10 bucks and never run out of
juice. Inside the screwdriver bit adaptor snout, is a
3/8" square.
Teching In
Joined: Jun 2009
Posts: 28
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Still waiting for a reply from someone familiar with these tools .
THANKS
I have a 1/2" Bosch 18V that I got 2 years ago when I worked for them. It's rated at about 165 ft/lbs...should have just gotten the damn high torque model that was rated at 300. Mine is nice and durable, just not powerful enough. Will NOT break lug nuts loose and BARELY had enough juice to pull wheel studs.
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I'm looking for a cordless Impact Wrench, 3/8 or 1/2" drive.
I was looking at DeWalt, either the DW057K-2 ( 138ft-lbs) or the high-torque DW059K-2 which has 300 ft-lbs. rating.
I noticed Pep Boys has a 24v Cordless Impact gun for $99, not sure what the tq. rating is on it, only saw a picture of it in thier flyer and it says Goodyear racing on it that's it so I don't know who makes it either.
Guess my question is what kind of min. tq rating should I be looking to get for removing wheel lugs , etc.. ?
I was looking at DeWalt, either the DW057K-2 ( 138ft-lbs) or the high-torque DW059K-2 which has 300 ft-lbs. rating.
I noticed Pep Boys has a 24v Cordless Impact gun for $99, not sure what the tq. rating is on it, only saw a picture of it in thier flyer and it says Goodyear racing on it that's it so I don't know who makes it either.
Guess my question is what kind of min. tq rating should I be looking to get for removing wheel lugs , etc.. ?
http://www.sjdiscounttools.com/atd-10702.html
I got a craftsman 18v professional cordless impact about 3 or 4 years ago for x-mas. At first I was like it's not a snap-on it's gonna be junk. Well it zips my lugs on and off at the track like nothing when switching wheels. Yeh, it's not the best brand but it can get all the little jobs done like nothing and it works great for changing tires.
TECH Apprentice
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I have the Makita 18V Li-Ion. I like it cuz it's smaller than some of the others. Battery life is awesome, I use it everyday, I'd say for about a half hour total run time, and only have to charge the batteries like once every 3 weeks or a month. I would highly recommend it. Everyone at work comes over to borrow it too.
Staging Lane
Joined: Oct 2009
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cordless impact The 18V Dewalt is very good and would be a good junkyard tool. I have 1 myself (the 300 ft. lb. version). It will break probably 90 percent of what you ask of it on a car. However I have had to hook up my corded Dewalt (like 350 ft. lb.'s) to get what the cordless version could not. Milwaukee I believe makes a 28 volt cordless impact which is rated at 350 ft. lb.'s which should break anthing you would ask it to. Look on ebay for them. You're gonna have to pay for it though they don't come cheap.
You know, there is an "old school" cordless impact
driver that you can find at auto parts stores and
flea markets, and uses a hammer. I got my first one
for working on my motorcycles, *%#&ing Philips
head case bolts and 15 years o' corrosion... the
hammer jams the handle & bit down into the work
right when needed.
They go for under 10 bucks and never run out of
juice. Inside the screwdriver bit adaptor snout, is a
3/8" square.
driver that you can find at auto parts stores and
flea markets, and uses a hammer. I got my first one
for working on my motorcycles, *%#&ing Philips
head case bolts and 15 years o' corrosion... the
hammer jams the handle & bit down into the work
right when needed.
They go for under 10 bucks and never run out of
juice. Inside the screwdriver bit adaptor snout, is a
3/8" square.
How true that is, those things are a life saver for larger slotted/phillips head bolts.
We got a 28v Lithium Milwaukee impact at work last year when the 18v DeWalt crapped out. It is bulky, but extremely powerful, and has excellent battery life. Plus they handle the fall from an 8' stepladder to concrete pretty well.