3CorsaMeal
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Looking to buy some sort of electric gun that undoes nuts, i think the correct term is impact driver/wrench.
Anyone on here use one? I don't even need a battery one, plug in the wall is fine. Not buying an expensive snap on one etc as i won't have much use for it.
Struggled to undo my flywheel bolts over the weekend and had to ring a mate to help.
I seem to remember Kyle T buying one but can't find it.
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VrsTurbo
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i bought one from machine mart 50ish i think i paid and its good enough for any bolt on the car.
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willay
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Got a compressor?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_203577_langId_-1_categoryId_255211
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Kyle T
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I got the Clarke one on machine mart, its been well worth it!
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=SRC-clarke+impact
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by willay
Got a compressor?
http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_203577_langId_-1_categoryId_255211
i can borrow one, but think i'll get electric, rather than have a compressor taking up space.
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3CorsaMeal
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quote:
Originally posted by Kyle T
I got the Clarke one on machine mart, its been well worth it!
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-cew1000-electric-impact-wrench?da=1&TC=SRC-clarke+impact
thats the sort of thing i'm looking at 
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SVM 286
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That looks interesting. I didn't realise that mains powered impact guns were available. Incredibly cheap too. 
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Steve
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Got the Clarke one. Works awesome.
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SVM 286
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Nice one Steve.  Can't see how you can go wrong for the price either.
Wish these had been around a few years sooner. 
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Tom J
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got the clarke one too, bought it online though
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gazza808
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Would you say these impact guns being posted could whizz off drive shaft nuts and wheel bolts?
I'm interested in having one cause my battery one is on its way out and I only use it at home so this would be ideal.
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Toby
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Does the Clarke one have enough torque. I've been looking at used Makitas/Snap on and Makitas on eBay but reading the torque figure the Clarke one seems to hold its own at 440nm. Has any of the Clarke owners come up against any issues with it not being powerful enough?
I used an air gun the other week and the speed to dismantle a car was amazing! Except it did lack torque to get one of the nuts off a tie bar.
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Steve
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It's never failed to remove a nut for me
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mazdaspeed
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I bought a 2nd hand Makita 6934FDWFE with 4 3.0Ah batteries off a garage so it has had some heavy use, but its still going strong. You can get more powerful guns, this one is 140Nm which is ideal for M12 bolts, like a wheel nuts.
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taylorboosh
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I have a clark battery one, mever use it hardley so its rarely charged and still works fine, paid £30 of a mate
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Kyle T
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Mine has failed only on a caliper bolt which had literally rusted into the caliper. No amount of heat would remove it so it was ground off and drilled.
Managed my hubnut fine which are normally difficult on Scoobs apparently.
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Ian
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Not sure you'll start a flywheel bolt with one of them.
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3CorsaMeal
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As in too tight for it?
I can lock the other end of crank, i was literally lifting myself off the ground trying to undo them
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taylorboosh
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Not got a power bar? Scaffy pole on one?
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Steve
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quote:
Originally posted by Ian
Not sure you'll start a flywheel bolt with one of them.
it undid a 295nm hub nut with no probs
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possy
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I got a new snap in one and its out off this world defo worth the money
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taylorboosh
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£300+? They are impressive but fuck me expensive for hobby work
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3CorsaMeal
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I'd rather buy the £60 one 5 times.
I find you buy something expensive and they require some special looking after or you have to have it serviced for £50 a time.
Bit like watches...
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Steve
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the clark one you can replace the brushes in it anyway
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3CorsaMeal
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I'm bloody getting it for sure
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