Cordless Impact Wrench - Anyone got one?

Oli Which dewalt 18v one are you refering to, cos they do 3, one cosiderably more power than the others.

The DW059 is what i'll be getting, as i've got a dewalt drill with two 2.6amp batteries so will be getting body only tools now.

 

From what I've read 18v is really the minimum for wheel nuts. My Sealey 24v one (125 ish off Ebay) does them fine, although it can start to struggle if the battery is half used.

 

its not cordless, but i recommend that clarke 12v from machine mart. it takes off wheel nuts that are torqued to 120nm in one hit

if it cant get it off, typically itll shear it

so far it has only been stopped by a couple hub nuts on a mk2 and some carrier bolts, but they were both on the ges so prolly welded in place

 

I don't think people like our ghetto impact wrenches, Matt. [:^(]

I had a scare the other day when it was working one second then no life in it the next... Turns out it just blew fuse #23 in my car though.

 

that one

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Sealey-CP2400-Cordless-Impact-Wrench-24V-1-2-Sq-Dr_W0QQitemZ200202850168QQihZ010QQcategoryZ30900QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

i wire it straight to a battery, it has even more 'powah' if the engine is running too, but most of the cars we end up working on are miles from being able to run lol

the ghetto wrench is kick ass and unbeatable if you do not have access to a compressor or even electricity (like we dont where we work on cars)

prolly one of the best 20s ive spent on tools, ever

 

I just bought the Sealey CP2400 from ebay Seller: t00l_mania_ltd

The same fella as mike 110 posted

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130201875480

I'll let you know what its like when I get it

 

I got a 18v DeWalt one on eBay last year with a spare battery and a plastic carry case. Wot a great bit of kit, worth every penny!! ALthough I agree with Oli that the pin on the drive is a right royal pain in the @ss! I think I still have the paperwork in the box so will take a look where I got it from and post the info if you want?

 

It arrived 11am this morning Great service from that ebay fella

 

I have just ordered one of these from Amazon, looks like a rebadged Clarke CIR24 to me. I think the max torque should read 200nm from other sites i have seen it on rather than 200lb/ft. Anyways will post my thoughts when it arrives
http://www.rolsontools.com/products.asp?main=7&subM=40&page=1&id=930&tt=8&ct=3

 

Had a 14v Taskmaster CRAAAAAAAAAAAP! It lasted 3months
Now have an 18v Snap On AWESOME!

 

Kind of worrying if they can't tell the difference - I hope it was cheap!

 

I found it recommended on a Landrover forum somewhere, a couple of people gave it the thumbs up. I believe there are a few rebadged versions of the Clarke one, this being one of them. I don't know which is the original though!!

 

I tried the sealey one today,

It didnt undo hubnuts and it didnt really do wheel bolts that were done tight.

But it did save me ahout a hour overall so cant be that bad

 

I have got my Rolson gun now, instructions quote 250nm (187 lb/ft) all of which i take with a pinch of salt. Will report when I have tried it out.

 

Mine does normally, although sometimes it struggles ... depends how long they've been on, and how tight they were done, I guess.

I've done Hub nuts, wheel nuts, clutch pressure plate bolts...

 

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/p...cordless-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=EM-P-060810620


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is this clarke one any good?

 

It looks identical except for the colour to my Rolson one, the link is above. I have used it helping my mate get the engine out of his Alfa 33, and it seems pretty good. Undoes my wheelnuts ok, haven't tried testing stuff tightened with a torque wrench to see what it can do though.

 

Wow. I wonder how this one holds up:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/snap-on-ct485...oryZ1039QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

 

It'll make your nuts go rusty