Stalker,
     In 30 years of working on cars I never found a nut or bolt that my=20
I/R couldn't pull off. This was the best $250 that I ever spent on any=20
tool in all of that time. There is no way to count the number of hours=20
that it saved me over the years. But you did have to be careful. You=20
could twist a nut or bolt off just as well as loosen it. I used my 1/2=20
drive I/R to tighten lug nuts and axle nuts. I only used the 3/4 gun to=20
tighten the Wankel flywheel nut.
Thanks,
rich!

On 7/24/2014 10:26 PM, The Lightning Stalker wrote:
>> I have used the large hammer and a big screw driver a few times. As
>> I became more experienced I moved on to the large hammer and big cold
>> chisel. After I had been in the trade for about two years or so I bought
>> the largest 3/4 inch drive air impact gun that I/R made. I could whip
>> the axle nuts and generator nuts on VWs off in just a few seconds.
> Yes, that is the way to go if you have to do this regularly.
>
> My father worked in the automotive field for many years.  He came home on=
e day with a story of an old Volvo axle nut that was particularly stubborn.=
  Penetrating oil, all the impact wrenches in the shop and a LONG pipe woul=
d not budge it.  It ended up sitting over the weekend.  On Monday, a techni=
cian brought in his secret weapon, which was just such an impact.  It poppe=
d off in a couple seconds. 		 	   	=09

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