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Post by rhyds on Feb 2, 2023 22:18:19 GMT 1
Picked this up the other day. Not the best impact gun you can buy, and the sockets seem a bit lightweight, but seems a good enough shout at £70
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Post by rhyds on Feb 2, 2023 22:23:12 GMT 1
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Post by studabear on Feb 2, 2023 23:06:38 GMT 1
My mate rates his for value for money, I've got one sat in the garage at home but haven't used it yet as I can never be bothered working on Escort.
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Post by Rhubarb on Feb 2, 2023 23:41:30 GMT 1
Picked this up the other day. Not the best impact gun you can buy, and the sockets seem a bit lightweight, but seems a good enough shout at £70 Does it actually crack and buzz wheelnuts off? Aldi were selling similar a couple of weeks back, also claimed 400nm but lots of awful reviews. |
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Post by rhyds on Feb 2, 2023 23:53:45 GMT 1
I had a go last night and aside from needing to roll up to the 3rd notch on the torque settings it whizzed a wheel nut off OK.
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Post by remmington on Feb 3, 2023 7:53:53 GMT 1
Picked this up the other day. Not the best impact gun you can buy, and the sockets seem a bit lightweight, but seems a good enough shout at £70 Does it actually crack and buzz wheelnuts off? Aldi were selling similar a couple of weeks back, also claimed 400nm but lots of awful reviews. Even if it don't - it still gonna make your life easier - crack them off with breaker bar and wizz them out/in. Then nip them up with a torque wrench. (you know industry standard stuff - which every tyre fitter in the land pratices every day). |
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Post by sierra3dr on Feb 3, 2023 12:52:21 GMT 1
I can never be bothered working on Escort. Shame on you  |
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Post by sierra3dr on Feb 3, 2023 12:55:12 GMT 1
Does it actually crack and buzz wheelnuts off? Aldi were selling similar a couple of weeks back, also claimed 400nm but lots of awful reviews. Even if it don't - it still gonna make your life easier - crack them off with breaker bar and wizz them out/in. Then nip them up with a torque wrench. (you know industry standard stuff - which every tyre fitter in the land pratices every day). "nip them up" as in stand on the breaker |
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Post by sierra3dr on Feb 3, 2023 14:57:03 GMT 1
Picked this up the other day. Not the best impact gun you can buy, and the sockets seem a bit lightweight, but seems a good enough shout at £70 What have you been using in the past? It looks like the Boschmann/Neilsen brand,which I had years ago. It's just the batteries don't last long,as in,staying charged |
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Post by rhyds on Feb 3, 2023 17:40:27 GMT 1
Picked this up the other day. Not the best impact gun you can buy, and the sockets seem a bit lightweight, but seems a good enough shout at £70 What have you been using in the past? It looks like the Boschmann/Neilsen brand,which I had years ago. It's just the batteries don't last long,as in,staying charged Standard wheel brace and 20st of bodyweight |
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Post by Joepublic on Feb 3, 2023 18:37:34 GMT 1
What have you been using in the past? It looks like the Boschmann/Neilsen brand,which I had years ago. It's just the batteries don't last long,as in,staying charged Standard wheel brace and 20st of bodyweight Rubber pavers mallet works well with the standard brace |
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Post by valhalla on Feb 4, 2023 0:30:53 GMT 1
Standard wheel brace and 20st of bodyweight Rubber pavers mallet works well with the standard brace Amateurs......just leave the breaker-bar on, and reverse out the garage for a few yards. |
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Post by chippie on Feb 4, 2023 20:32:04 GMT 1
Rubber pavers mallet works well with the standard brace Amateurs......just leave the breaker-bar on, and reverse out the garage for a few yards. Until the wheel bolt shears….  …. |
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Post by valhalla on Feb 4, 2023 22:47:41 GMT 1
Amateurs......just leave the breaker-bar on, and reverse out the garage for a few yards. . …. It depends if it's a LH or RH wheel, and whether it has LH threads or not.
To be really sure, you need to drive forwards again, avoiding the workbench and/or chest-freezer at the back of the garage. Remember to catch the breaker-bar as it comes flying past the window, as the rebound off the garage door and through the windscreen can often spoil your day.
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