impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench. (battery
elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on the car etc and
have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg getting
rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be tricky to
get something the size of the wrenches I've seen anywhere near an
exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all too
easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we used to
call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact wrenches but not to
be confused with the crappy angle socket adaptors found in socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth

impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench. (battery
elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on the car etc and
have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg getting
rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be tricky to
get something the size of the wrenches I've seen anywhere near an
exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all too
easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we used to
call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact wrenches but not to
be confused with the crappy angle socket adaptors found in socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one is about
thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a sort of limited arc
cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as you can do many jobs that
would otherwise require dismantling. For instance the bolt that secures the
ball joint on an escort suspension arm can be undone with a universal and an
air wrench without removing the wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam
wheel bolts can be got with a universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust
bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench. (battery
elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on the car etc
and have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg getting
rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be tricky to
get something the size of the wrenches I've seen anywhere near an
exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all
too easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we used
to call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact wrenches but
not to be confused with the crappy angle socket adaptors found in
socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one is
about thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a sort of
limited arc cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as you can
do many jobs that would otherwise require dismantling. For instance
the bolt that secures the ball joint on an escort suspension arm can
be undone with a universal and an air wrench without removing the
wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam wheel bolts can be got with a
universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

wot ee said, but 20 years ago we used to call em squiggles.

£30 you say ? there's inflation !

impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench. (battery
elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on the car etc
and have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg getting
rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be tricky to
get something the size of the wrenches I've seen anywhere near an
exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all
too easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we used
to call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact wrenches but
not to be confused with the crappy angle socket adaptors found in
socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one is
about thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a sort of
limited arc cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as you can
do many jobs that would otherwise require dismantling. For instance
the bolt that secures the ball joint on an escort suspension arm can
be undone with a universal and an air wrench without removing the
wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam wheel bolts can be got with a
universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

wot ee said, but 20 years ago we used to call em squiggles.

£30 you say ? there's inflation !


my nephew has just ordered an 18mm universal from the snap on man, it is 43
pounds for the one socket !!

mrcheerful

impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

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my nephew has just ordered an 18mm universal from the snap on man, it is
43 pounds for the one socket !!

I take it he works for my local BMW stealer - 120 squids an hour.

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Dave Plowman London SW
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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench.
(battery elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on
the car etc
and have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg
getting rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be
tricky to get something the size of the wrenches I've seen
anywhere near an exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all
too easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we
used to call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact
wrenches but not to be confused with the crappy angle socket
adaptors found in socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one
is about thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a
sort of limited arc cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as
you can
do many jobs that would otherwise require dismantling. For instance
the bolt that secures the ball joint on an escort suspension arm can
be undone with a universal and an air wrench without removing the
wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam wheel bolts can be got with
a universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

wot ee said, but 20 years ago we used to call em squiggles.

£30 you say ? there's inflation !


my nephew has just ordered an 18mm universal from the snap on man, it
is 43 pounds for the one socket !!

mrcheerful

will last a lifetime tho. I returned a v. large snap-on screwdriver which had
chipped quite badly. when asked, I replied that of /course/ I'd used it to chisel
at something, that's what a v. big screwdriver is for. the snap-on man laughed
and ordered a replacement. expensive but worth it with customer service like that.

things might be different now ?

impact wrench, to buy or not to buy
 

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will last a lifetime tho. I returned a v. large snap-on screwdriver
which had chipped quite badly. when asked, I replied that of /course/
I'd used it to chisel at something, that's what a v. big screwdriver is
for. the snap-on man laughed and ordered a replacement. expensive but
worth it with customer service like that.

Even Halfords offer a lifetime warranty on their pro range.

things might be different now ?

What the Snap On agents offer to replace seems to depend on how much money
you spend with them. Things that do suffer from wear - like cross head
screwdrivers and allen keys don't seem to be any better than others -
despite costing more.

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Dave Plowman London SW
To e-mail, change noise into sound.

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mrcheerful . wrote:
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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench.
(battery elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on
the car etc
and have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg
getting rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be
tricky to get something the size of the wrenches I've seen
anywhere near an exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all
too easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we
used to call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact
wrenches but not to be confused with the crappy angle socket
adaptors found in socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one
is about thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a
sort of limited arc cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as
you can
do many jobs that would otherwise require dismantling. For instance
the bolt that secures the ball joint on an escort suspension arm can
be undone with a universal and an air wrench without removing the
wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam wheel bolts can be got with
a universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

wot ee said, but 20 years ago we used to call em squiggles.

£30 you say ? there's inflation !


my nephew has just ordered an 18mm universal from the snap on man, it
is 43 pounds for the one socket !!

mrcheerful

will last a lifetime tho. I returned a v. large snap-on screwdriver which
had
chipped quite badly. when asked, I replied that of /course/ I'd used it to
chisel
at something, that's what a v. big screwdriver is for. the snap-on man
laughed
and ordered a replacement. expensive but worth it with customer service
like that.

things might be different now ?


The socket is actually a gift for me, but he wanted me to know how much it
is costing (me indirectly) !!!

Yes, snap-on still change stuff like screwdrivers, spanners, ratchets etc.
But they couldn't get the bits for an old snap on grinder, nor offer to
replace it with new !! I was a bit disappointed !!

mrcheerful

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dave wrote:
I've been toying with the idea of getting an impact wrench. (battery
elect. driven). I do the (all too) occasional work on the car etc
and have heard how useful these thing are supposed to be (eg getting
rusted nuts off etc). From what I can see though, it'd be tricky to
get something the size of the wrenches I've seen anywhere near an
exhaust nut!

go easy on the exhaust nuts if they are into the manifold. it's all
too easy to shear the stud off resulting in a right nightmare job.

in garages, I used to use a 1/2" air driven driver with what we used
to call a 'squiggle'. like a universal joint for impact wrenches but
not to be confused with the crappy angle socket adaptors found in
socket
sets. can't remember the /real/ name for them, ask any snap-on man
for an exhaust nut squiggle, he'll know what you're on about.

natch, you'll need some extension bars.

hth


The wiggle sockets are called universal sockets (snap-on) each one is
about thirty pounds, they consist of an impact socket with a sort of
limited arc cv joint in the middle, but money well spent as you can
do many jobs that would otherwise require dismantling. For instance
the bolt that secures the ball joint on an escort suspension arm can
be undone with a universal and an air wrench without removing the
wheel. Many crank pulley bolts and cam wheel bolts can be got with a
universal too. Propshaft bolts, exhaust bolts, gearbox bolts etc.

mrcheerful

wot ee said, but 20 years ago we used to call em squiggles.

£30 you say ? there's inflation !

my nephew has just ordered an 18mm universal from the snap on man, it is
43 pounds for the one socket !!

Madness. Snap-On are a rip-off. Excellent quality but way over priced.
Other make similar lifetime guarantees and don't charge silly money.

They survive by travelling to garages and engineering places in a sales van
offering finance. If you have a CCJ against you, you will probably get
finance from them.