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    I live in an apartment and i have no plugs in the basement parking.
    I saw this 12V impact wrench at CT where you can plug in the cigarette lighter and it claims to produce 250ib/ft.
    Just want to know if it can do simple jobs
    like changing rims and stuff

    anyone has experience with this product??

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    Quote Originally Posted by eman124 View Post
    I live in an apartment and i have no plugs in the basement parking.
    I saw this 12V impact wrench at CT where you can plug in the cigarette lighter and it claims to produce 250ib/ft.
    Just want to know if it can do simple jobs
    like changing rims and stuff

    anyone has experience with this product??

    thanks.
    No experience with them but if it claims to reach that torque spec, it should do the job.

    CT has a return policy, so just grab it, try it out and if it fails bring it back...but I would strongly urge you to have the vehicle running when using it as it may drain your battery real quick.


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    Quote Originally Posted by Flagrum_3 View Post
    No experience with them but if it claims to reach that torque spec, it should do the job.

    CT has a return policy, so just grab it, try it out and if it fails bring it back...but I would strongly urge you to have the vehicle running when using it as it may drain your battery real quick.


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    Default Re: Impact Wrench

    I always prefer the investment and get a proper torque wrench.

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    Default Re: Impact Wrench

    Save yourself the money and pick up a nice breaker bar and torque wrench. I stopped using impact wrenches to remove wheel nuts.

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    I wouldn't bother with this thing. As mentioned, just get yourself a breaker bar. I find even the regular AC Mastercraft impact wrenches are pretty much useless for stuck bolts.

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    Quote Originally Posted by theurgy View Post
    I always prefer the investment and get a proper torque wrench.
    An impact wrench is used for removing fasteners, not tightening them

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    I got a breaker bar from Princess Auto for $8... Works like a charm. I'd just go with that. I mean, if you've only got your lugs tightened to ~90 lb-ft... It's really not that bad. Think about it this way. I've got a 25" breaker bar. At 90 lb-ft, I only have to put 43.2 lb of force to do it (not taking into account seizing and what have you...) I think that pretty much anyone here can throw at least 50 lb into almost anything...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noisy Crow View Post
    An impact wrench is used for removing fasteners, not tightening them
    so all the garages and shops have been using it wrong all these years?
    Don't be an idiot, it's not an M3.

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShortBus View Post
    so all the garages and shops have been using it wrong all these years?
    If they're using a torque wrench to remove stuff... then yes.

    I'm not sure you know quite what you're talking about though and may be a bit confused between a torque wrench, and impact wrench, and a torque stick.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Wild Weasel View Post
    If they're using a torque wrench to remove stuff... then yes.

    I'm not sure you know quite what you're talking about though and may be a bit confused between a torque wrench, and impact wrench, and a torque stick.
    i know the difference, i'm just questioning noisy crow on his idea of the use of an impact wrench (air gun).

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    Quote Originally Posted by ShortBus View Post
    so all the garages and shops have been using it wrong all these years?
    A lot of shops do not use the right tool. There's nothing wrong with using an air-driven wrench to put lug nuts back on, as long as it has an accurate torque limiter and nuts are torqued down in the right sequence with progressively to the correct amount. But I don't think I've ever seen that done. The shops that do torque the lug nuts correctly may spin the nuts on with the air wrench, but they use a manual torque wrench to finish the job, as it's not worth messing with the air gun torque setttings every four or five lug nuts.

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    I just thought it was be that I can use the wrench from the cigarette lighter since I don't have any plugs in the parking lot. So u guys think it better to do it by hand? Just want to switch rims and do simple mods.what kind of tools do u guys recommend?

    Thanks

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    Quote Originally Posted by Noisy Crow View Post
    A lot of shops do not use the right tool. There's nothing wrong with using an air-driven wrench to put lug nuts back on, as long as it has an accurate torque limiter and nuts are torqued down in the right sequence with progressively to the correct amount. But I don't think I've ever seen that done. The shops that do torque the lug nuts correctly may spin the nuts on with the air wrench, but they use a manual torque wrench to finish the job, as it's not worth messing with the air gun torque setttings every four or five lug nuts.
    you don't have to mess with the air gun torque settings, you can use torque sticks, lug nuts do not need to be precise. using a torque stick is much faster than putting lugs on with a gun then using a wrench to tighten them up.

    Quote Originally Posted by eman124 View Post
    I just thought it was be that I can use the wrench from the cigarette lighter since I don't have any plugs in the parking lot. So u guys think it better to do it by hand? Just want to switch rims and do simple mods.what kind of tools do u guys recommend?

    Thanks
    what are the exact specs of the device (are the specs given in inches or pounds)? you are better off with a breaker/johnson bar and a torque wrench either way as i don't like running things from the 12v without the engine running.

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