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Re: Anyone using an electric cordless impact gun?
[Re: jbeintherockies]
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11/11/14 12:39 PM
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Irving, TX
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Irving, TX
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Mine is an older Ingersol 3/8 drive. It works for all the normal garage guy stuff I do. When serious torque is needed I break out the air gun or big ratchet and breaker.
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Re: Anyone using an electric cordless impact gun?
[Re: dart4forte]
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11/11/14 06:17 PM
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sixpacksteve
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have the Snap On. paid Bookoo bucks, works great when battery good. they suck and don't last that long. replacements expensive. suck too!
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Re: Anyone using an electric cordless impact gun?
[Re: 375inStroke]
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01/13/15 10:38 AM
01/13/15 10:38 AM
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I had a cordless 1/2 impact for a couple years at home. Found that I didn't use it enough and the batteries went bad. Replacement batteries were damn near the cost of the gun. Purchased a corded electric impact.... problem solved.
I have a 3/8 cordless impact at work and I use it daily (Zenex). Batteries have lasted 3+ years, but I'm swapping them on the charger probably every other day.
....IF you go cordless, be mindfull of where you are charging your batteries. Member Rhinodart lost his garage over a cordless battery charger and that's not the first time I'd heard of this happening.
Last edited by J_BODY; 01/13/15 10:41 AM.
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Re: Anyone using an electric cordless impact gun?
[Re: jbeintherockies]
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01/14/15 12:10 AM
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Phila. Pa.
Mattax
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Quote:
I'm thinking about buying a cordless impact gun. I was wondering if anyone on here has one, what brand, good/bad, etc. How much torque do I need? The prices are all over the place, with Sears Craftsman starting around $80 and the Milwaukee's up to over $400.
The tool will be used to assemble my front suspension (for starters). So it will need to be powerful enough and small enough to fit in some tight places (torquing the UCA's comes to mind).
Thank you in advance!
I use one a fair amount. I rarely use it for assembly, although there are times it is handy.
I first had a small Makita to speed up wheel changes at autocross events. That's long ago and outdated. All the lug nuts needed to be broken loose first.
A few years ago I bought a 1/2" Bosch Compact 14.4 volts Ni-Cad.
Pros: It does everything it needs to do, which means lug nuts off without being loosened with a breaker bar. This both the Barracuda and the Jeep (whose lug nuts are at 75 ft-lbs). It also does about 80% of whatever else I want it to do. Sometimes the impact wrench just can't get in there or some rusty bolt is not going to break loose.
Cons: The Ni-cads are not top dog in terms of power to weight.
Pro and Con: To address the battery sitting for weeks at time, I bought a variable speed 3/8 drill and flashlight that use the same battery. They are OK and useful to have around. Good but my cheap Milwalkee 14.4 drill and flashlight were better (except in quality control). Battery life and charge time have all been good.
I use a torque wrench for all critical tightening including wheels. In fact besides running the lug nuts down for a first snug, I rarely use an impact wrench for any assembly. But if you plan on using the impact wrench for torquing stuff, then buy a set of wobble sticks.
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