Birthday Treat.

Its took some time.But after getting fed up of grazed knuckles.And rusty nuts snapping off.I decided it was time for a impact gun.So included in my workshop,is a 24 volt cordless impact gun.And a set of impact sockets.If nothing else it makes the removal of my wheels a lot easier.

bry said:

Its took some time.But after getting fed up of grazed knuckles.And rusty nuts snapping off.I decided it was time for a impact gun.So included in my workshop,is a 24 volt cordless impact gun.And a set of impact sockets.If nothing else it makes the removal of my wheels a lot easier.

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Nice one:thumb2

I have a 12v one that runs off car cig lighters or direct to battery. Had it ages and never used it. Even though it's fairly slow - it winds itself up inside first - I really enjoy using it. I hate putting my full power on ratchets and nothing moving. LOL

Happy Birthday.

Bought this one a while back and it can struggle to take stubborn wheel nuts off but is still very very useful.

This would be my choice now given my experiences, and still good value for money.

The torque ratings on these guns are ludicrous though. They get nowhere near what they are quoted at, but still very useful for disassembly/assembly once cracked by hand, or supremely useful for things like drop links/shock absorbers and coil springs where they overcome the necessity to counterhold something.

Kishada said:

Happy Birthday.

Bought this one a while back and it can struggle to take stubborn wheel nuts off but is still very very useful.

This would be my choice now given my experiences, and still good value for money.

The torque ratings on these guns are ludicrous though. They get nowhere near what they are quoted at, but still very useful for disassembly/assembly once cracked by hand, or supremely useful for things like drop links/shock absorbers and coil springs where they overcome the necessity to counterhold something.

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Thanks.I agree some of the torque ratings,sometimes are at best optimistic.
I think that i may have the same gun as yourself.I have tested it on my rear wheels. One that had been off last week.(Huge screw in the tire)And the other that had been on for some time.No problems removing the nuts,or replacing them to a good tight fit.Anyway here are what i have.
Sealey 24V 1/2-inch 325ft Square Drive Cordless Impact Wrench with Battery
Draper Expert 37847 "HI - TORQ" Metric Deep Impact Sockets Set 1/2" Drive (11pcs)

I have been looking at impact wrench myself this week.

I have a glowplug that has snapped off' I have modified an easyout to be a snug fit and although I had the engine warm and the whats left of the glowplug covered in freeing oil it will not budge.
I have used a 'T' bar and socket as recommended . The easy out is well gripped but have reached the point where I can feel the easyout flexing. I feel that if I put any more pressure on it will snap. Anyone think an impact wrench will help? regards bri

Ive got this one 500nm but if the bolt is seized it wont touch it :doh http://www.tooled-up.com/product/fa...oductlisting&gclid=CMvZjvje9bgCFdHMtAodIzgAnA

wildbri said:

I have been looking at impact wrench myself this week.

I have a glowplug that has snapped off' I have modified an easyout to be a snug fit and although I had the engine warm and the whats left of the glowplug covered in freeing oil it will not budge.
I have used a 'T' bar and socket as recommended . The easy out is well gripped but have reached the point where I can feel the easyout flexing. I feel that if I put any more pressure on it will snap. Anyone think an impact wrench will help? regards bri

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I reckon,if you have access to a 24 volt gun.And have plenty of grip,then you should have a good chance of getting it out.It is the sudden shock of the impact gun that does the trick.Lower volt guns do not always have the grunt.

thanks, that what I was hoping, looking on ebay for a cheap s/h one. bri

Ive had a taster with my cheapo one and would like a cordless when the pennies build up again. But I'm not sure the big battery pack types will be much good for anything other than wheel nuts. In a tight space I want to be able to get it on the nut and buzz it off. Them swivel sockets look good too.

Happy Birthday bud

Thats my kind of present! My mates got one of the big two handed heavy duty guns that he hooks up to the workshop compressor... it's a beast! :naughty

wildbri said:

thanks, that what I was hoping, looking on ebay for a cheap s/h one. bri

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if you have an air compressor then you can pick up a cheap air one half inch drive for less than £50, more than enough to get your glow plug out or shear the easyout, methinks you may have to remove the head and drill it, the fact it sheared in the first place indicates it is excessively tight/seized so without some other assistance (heat but not just hot engine and penetrating oil will not cut it, it will simply not get to where it is needed) drilling will be the best bet, it could be done in situe, but you will need a glow plug for reference and be very accurate with your drilling, what you do is drill only to the chamfer seat minus 5 mm or so, and with a drill that will leave about 1 mm of glow plug metal all round, this will lessen the tightness of the grip and now with a straight splined extractor driven it it should come out without problems leaving no debris to fall into the combustion chamber, the extractor I mean is the type that is a rod a little smaller than the drilled hole but with raised sharp splines that cut into the glow plug/bolt, they work very well but the drilled hole must be parallel and true, Rick

wildbri said:

I have been looking at impact wrench myself this week.

I have a glowplug that has snapped off' I have modified an easyout to be a snug fit and although I had the engine warm and the whats left of the glowplug covered in freeing oil it will not budge.
I have used a 'T' bar and socket as recommended . The easy out is well gripped but have reached the point where I can feel the easyout flexing. I feel that if I put any more pressure on it will snap. Anyone think an impact wrench will help? regards bri

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At the dealership where I work we have a visiting firm that removes stubborn injectors & glow plugs.
They use an array of tools but the favourite seems to be some sort of welder where they weld onto the bit that's left in the engine a short bit of steel with an allen key end to it that they then undo. If you snap an ease out you are looking at a head removal I would not try impact if the nut hexagon has chewed away.

as an add, the tapper left hand thread thingies just expand the bolt the harder you turn making it tighter in the hole, Rick