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Just got one of these surprisingly well made.

Not sure if this was the wisest buy, you'll find out tomorrow after I attempt to remove the rear calliper bolts from the naughty X-Trail.

If you use that on caliper bolts the next post will be "Drilling a broken caliper bolt"

Hope you’ve got sufficient clearance, I regularly have to do the two spanner trick to get enough leverage to shift calliper bolts as I don’t have an impact gun and never seem to have enough room to get a breaker bar in.

I simply cannot imagine working on a vehicle without using one of these now. One of the best things I've ever bought. Removing the 19 x 8mm bolts from the Tmax engine casing was literally done in a minute or so. Fab things!

Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:42 pm I simply cannot imagine working on a vehicle without using one of these now. One of the best things I've ever bought. Removing the 19 x 8mm bolts from the Tmax engine casing was literally done in a minute or so. Fab things!

Yep. Every home should have one.

Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:42 pm I simply cannot imagine working on a vehicle without using one of these now. One of the best things I've ever bought. Removing the 19 x 8mm bolts from the Tmax engine casing was literally done in a minute or so. Fab things!

Ooh. Want. Is that the DTW700/701?

Q? Are standard sockets ok with them? According to the blurb you need to use impact grade sockets - never knew there was such a thing.

Aren't 'impact grade' the black ones in the tool box that no ones uses because the shiny ones are much nicer?

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:09 pm Aren't 'impact grade' the black ones in the tool box that no ones uses because the shiny ones are much nicer?

Mine are all shiny ones.

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:18 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:09 pm Aren't 'impact grade' the black ones in the tool box that no ones uses because the shiny ones are much nicer?

Mine are all shiny ones.

My impact ones are black, like Boris Johnson's soul.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:24 pm

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:18 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:09 pm Aren't 'impact grade' the black ones in the tool box that no ones uses because the shiny ones are much nicer?

Mine are all shiny ones.

My impact ones are black, like Boris Johnson's soul.

So I'd need to buy some more sockets? That's a and a

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:03 pm Q? Are standard sockets ok with them? According to the blurb you need to use impact grade sockets - never knew there was such a thing.

Standard sockets are fine,just squint a bit when you fire the trigger.

Skub wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 5:45 pm

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:03 pm Q? Are standard sockets ok with them? According to the blurb you need to use impact grade sockets - never knew there was such a thing.

Standard sockets are fine,just squint a bit when you fire the trigger.

I've seen impact sockets give up too, not a pretty sight. Heavy use though..

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:03 pm

Taipan wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 3:42 pm I simply cannot imagine working on a vehicle without using one of these now. One of the best things I've ever bought. Removing the 19 x 8mm bolts from the Tmax engine casing was literally done in a minute or so. Fab things!

Ooh. Want. Is that the DTW700/701?

Q? Are standard sockets ok with them? According to the blurb you need to use impact grade sockets - never knew there was such a thing.

Dunno which one it is. I have 3 of them! 2 Fakitas and one genuine! Yes and impact drive should use impact sockets and I do with my 240v Clarke CEW1000 but with this, I've been using my Teng 1/4 drive sockets with a step down adaptor. I used it to take all the hinges out of some furniture I was breaking up. It just rattles out the screws better than a drill with a screwdriver bit in. No wonder all the trades use them.

Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:24 pm

Count Steer wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:18 pm

KungFooBob wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 4:09 pm Aren't 'impact grade' the black ones in the tool box that no ones uses because the shiny ones are much nicer?

Mine are all shiny ones.

My impact ones are black, like Boris Johnson's soul.

Black and single hex? My life is almost complete...

Got this a while ago, think it was about fifteen quid secondhand.
Torque screwdriver.

I always prefer impact sockets, they have six points rather than twelve so great for removing difficult nuts without mangling them.

Mussels wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:41 pm I always prefer impact sockets, they have six points rather than twelve so great for removing difficult nuts without mangling them.

Sometimes, you can get six point sockets with thin walls for tight spaces and impact sockets usually have pretty thick walls so not so good when its tight.
Although impact sockets for rattle guns.

Some imperial allen keys.

demographic wrote: Mon Oct 25, 2021 7:01 pm Got this a while ago, think it was about fifteen quid secondhand.
Torque screwdriver.

Just took a punt on three of these (untested) for £12.50!

1 x Red Torquemaster Standard: (8 ozf in - 36 lbf-in) (600 gmf cm - 40 kgf cm) (6 - 406 c N m).

1 x Red Torquemaster Standard: 8 oz-in to 36 lb-in. Left & Right Hand

1 x Green Torquemaster Minor: 3 oz-in to 12 lb-in.