spudmurphy

Has anyone got any experience or thoughts on cordless impact wrenches??

I struggled like fook this weekend to get the hub nuts off my focus so I could change the drive shafts, ended up going down to a mates bodyshop to borrow his impact wrench which, predictably, buzzed them off no problem. Made me feel a bit of a coont for having spent at least half an hour stuggling like fook and swearing at them

Anyway, I don’t fancy getting a compressor and tooling up with air tools just yet so was wondering if cordless ones are any good? Do they kick out the same amount of torque as an air powered impact wrench?

Ta

DUDE_SWEET_FRST

the cordless ones are expensive as fook iirc

just as cheap getting a cheap compressor and cheap gun

SapphyMike

tis right, a decent one is circa Ł300, but they are good.

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

i have this one

best bit of kit i ever bought

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-CORDLES...QQcmdZViewItem

spudmurphy

had a feeling if I wanted one that would actually undo anything I'd have to spend a few quid.

The main reason I dont want to buy a compressor etc is that I'm renting at the moment and plan to buy middle of next year, and I've already got far too much crap to move so I'm trying to restrict what I buy between now and then LOL

that ebay one looks pretty good

MONSTER

does it have the bollox to undo a crankshaft pulley nut?

My little clarke compressor & snap on air wrench wont!!!

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

yes itr does mate as ive just done a camelt on my yb

carnt fault it,

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

thats also the newer one

just gon and seen mine and my model number is cp3002

this is mine
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/SEALEY-CORDLES...QQcmdZViewItem

and is less powerful from the cp3003

Rick

ive got one for the compressor, dont use it that much though.

Hun nuts, i use a 6ft bar.

MONSTER

cheers mate

James

Someone i know has a old snap-on one and it's very very good. [cordless]

I'm waiting for my local snap-on rep to get one in as they've redesigned and uprated it and are just awaiting delivery, it's expensive at about Ł350 + vat but the old one was shit hot and this is gonna be alot better he says.

You'll have to spend good money on a air gun aswell if your gonna go down that route, ok you can get a gun and compresser for Ł300 but don't expect the gun to be that good. You'll be looking at Ł300-800 for a good quality air impact wrench that will crack offhub nuts and such like,

xr4x4rs

iTrader: (5)

my sealy one cracks off hub nuts no problem

only one it never undone was the rears on a sierra

but gig bar and ascaffold tube extension no bother

Rick

I always use bars for stuff like that. Impact wrenches are cool, but you can only have so much power before it cracks off your wrists.

gup

iTrader: (1)

ive had the old snap on one for about 2 years now and i cant fault them so much easier than dragging an air line around the workshop
the only thing is thier a bit loud when i use it in my garage

JonnyBravo

I use a 18volt Snap On one daily.

Its a bloody good bit of kit.

Ł400 though I think it was but never let me down

SS1

iTrader: (3)

my mates got one of them awesome tool

Big Will_

Spud you lazy git

To be fair tho - they are excellent bits of kit.

I've only ever used Snap On ones and they've never let me down - and on some things, i honestly thought nothing would shift them

spudmurphy

seriously I tried !!! but the coont was having none of it, even got my trusted breaker bar extension out (its a tube off the hoover sshhh dont tell the missus ) and I still couldnt budge it !

Even when I got the gun on it, it tookn a couple of seconds before it started moving. I've been thinking about getting a compressor and a few tools for a while, but as I said dont really want to till I have a slightly more permanent address, might have a look a a couple of the cordless ones suggested here as sometimes I just cant be arsed swearing and grunting at a nut to make it come off