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Post by speedy1125 on Oct 24, 2011 12:41:48 GMT -5
Do you have one? where did you get it? battery or corded? how does it do for you on clutches, variators and axle nuts?
Discuss- :popcorn:
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Post by bigkahuna427 on Oct 24, 2011 14:42:21 GMT -5
There is nothing like pneumatic. I have a little ryobi cordless that is pretty powerful and very handy. I wouldn't try it on a crankshaft nut though. I have a 30 year old one that is 1/2" drive, corded and has gotten me by when without a compressor. However most of the time if that lug nut on a wheel was tightened with air it isn't coming off with electric.
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Post by Fox on Oct 24, 2011 15:37:16 GMT -5
I have a 12 volt tire changing impact from HF that has served me well for quite a while now. I took off lug nuts with it that were installed with an air gun. It took quite a few whacks but it got them off. They hit harder when they are connected to a car battery instead of a scooter battery. I use it for Variators, clutches, flywheels and rear wheel lugs. It works great even when hooked to a scooter battery. www.harborfreight.com/12-volt-1-2-half-inch-emergency-impact-wrench-92349.htmlThey wind up and then WHACK! |
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Post by speedy1125 on Oct 24, 2011 15:45:50 GMT -5
Fox, Think it would take the rear wheel off a scoot?
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Post by Fox on Oct 24, 2011 15:53:29 GMT -5
Yeah it works great on those. You have to hit it a bunch of times sometimes but they eventually come off. Then I hit the nut 5-8 times to tighten them. You get a feel for it. Mine is probably at least 3 years old and still works well.
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Post by jmkjr72 on Oct 24, 2011 17:04:13 GMT -5
yeah i have a cheap 12 volt that runs off a car battery that i got from either wm or hf that i used when i go on service calls
it lasted about 5 years before it took a crap on me but it worked pretty good
to take the rear off a scooter i had to hit it with penatrating oil and it took a lot but it eventualy did it
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Post by Fox on Oct 24, 2011 17:50:54 GMT -5
Some come off easier than others. It depends on whether or not it sat out in the weather. I've never had one that didn't come off. I just re did the front pads on my Scion and it removed those lug nuts too and they were tightened with a pneumatic by the guy at the Goodyear shop.
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Post by lbo on Oct 24, 2011 18:42:16 GMT -5
I bought a 12V cordless one built by Makita, it was on sale at the local hardware store for ~$100 one year. Bought it for removing fastening the variator and clutch bell....... never had a problem in over 3 years. Well now that I think about it, it stopped working the last time I used it. I took it apart and noticed a piece of plastic securing a metal tab the battery connects had broken, rigged it so it worked again.
For axles and tires I just use force and a long wrench.
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Post by Goosey on Oct 24, 2011 19:40:28 GMT -5
12v emergency impact, $35, used it on clutches, variators, rear wheels, flywheels, usually 3 whacks hits it. I use a scooter battery. The battery hook up adaptor has come in handy with my portable air pump too. Light duty personal use. One of my favorite tools.
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