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Dave Plowman (News)
 
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Default impact wrench, to buy or not to buy

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dave wrote:
Actually there are two items I'd have like to have to hand for those
occasional (*&*($%^^* nuts 'n bolts. The impact wrench (just be to able
to try it) and a small say, mouse sized, angle grinder type thing
(specific enough ? ) Does such a thing even exist I wonder?


Dremmel? Although it's not something I've tried for this.

A great use for the latter would have a been a very weeks ago trying to
get some exhaust nuts off. I could get at them ok but with rounded edges
etc no way to turn them - and in any case the bolt sections were heavily
corroded. I ended up slicing them with a junior hacksaw, small chisel,
bendy screwdriver, swearing and yes - the hammer treatment.


Have you got a nut splitter? And if you intend keeping the car brass
replacement nuts can make sense for some uses around the exhaust.

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