Impact Gun...(again)

[R29TJR]

Good Evening,

I'm looking at getting an Impact Gun to help make jobs easier in the future however some advise would be great. The final straw was this morning and failing to remove my exhaust hanger mounts.

I'm happy to have a wired device, as will always be used while in my garage and from what I've seen this will help me get a better spec tool.

I'm after the cheapest option available as it will sit in the garage most of the year max amount would be around £100, although happy for it to be cheaper.

A few I've found:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B014FO4I1I/?tag=cliospnet01-21

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XKLYQZW/?tag=cliospnet01-21

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Dut...466407&hash=item25b4b88e9a:g:0S0AAOSwoydWlmD-

I last one seems to get the best reviews but any advice would be great.

Tom

 

[Budgie]

Look no further than the Clarke one for a corded one. Cheap, and wrist breakingly strong.

That said, i'd buy a cordless one every time over one with a cord.

 

[R29TJR]

Look no further than the Clarke one for a corded one. Cheap, and wrist breakingly strong.

That said, i'd buy a cordless one every time over one with a cord.

Cheers @Budgie I assume you mean this one?

https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/cla...MIguH45JCL1gIVA7ftCh3XogneEAQYASABEgKinPD_BwE

I didn't see that one, so thanks.

Tom

 

[Budgie]

@a17vts Yep, they're so strong you need two hands, lol.

That said, i bought one of these about 5 years ago, and it's had many a beating. It's worth every penny.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/HEAVY-DUT...996064&hash=item33c894c035:g:RLIAAOSw2gxYod3V

 

[Sir_Dave]

Yup, i have the same one, has worked brilliantly for years :up:

 

[R29TJR]

Yup, i have the same one, has worked brilliantly for years :up:

Which one do you mean?

Cheers.

 

[Scrooge]

As above mate, I've got the corded Clarke for when I run out of battery or need something stronger than my cordless one. Perfect for your budget

 

[Sir_Dave]

Which one do you mean?

Cheers.

The £70 one off ebay.
I bought mine, then @Budgie bought his.

 

[imprezaworks]

That's a great price considering how much you 'can' spend.

 

[R3k1355]

I've got the eBay battery gun, it's really pretty good, had mine for several years and it's been ace.
Has done most things I've asked and you don't really need impact sockets for it as it's not overly strong.

Bolts need to be pretty badly rusted on to have to break out the windy gun.

 

[charltjr]

Holy thread resurrection!

Just wondering why the preference for wireless over wired? I’ll only ever be using one within range of mains power, is it just the cord gets in the way? I think I’m going to go for either the mains Clarke or the “eBay special” battery job, but have literally zero experience of using these things.

 

[Fletcher]

Holy thread resurrection!

Just wondering why the preference for wireless over wired? I’ll only ever be using one within range of mains power, is it just the cord gets in the way? I think I’m going to go for either the mains Clarke or the “eBay special” battery job, but have literally zero experience of using these things.

Go cordless. My cordlless Milwaukee impact gun is probably the best car related tool I have ever purchased.

 

[JamesBryan]

Cordless 100%

Milwaukee, DeWalt or Makita. Depends if you have any other of their tools so you can share batteries.

If not, Milwaukee for me. I've had experience with their warranty service and it's spot on.

 

[R29TJR]

Go cordless.

I got a wired unit but soon realised that I should have got the wireless item.

 

[charltjr]

I bow to the wisdom of the collective, cordless it is. Thanks :up:

 

[Matt555]

Cordless 100%

Milwaukee, DeWalt or Makita. Depends if you have any other of their tools so you can share batteries.

If not, Milwaukee for me. I've had experience with their warranty service and it's spot on.

I got a DeWalt cordless one for Christmas, it's epic. Best tool I have

 

[charltjr]

I've ordered the eBay shite one - hopefully it'll work well for me.

 

[oreA]

I’ve now done the driveshafts on my Clio twice, and the clutch on my wife’s Micra twice too! The cheap battery eBay one (£70-£75) has been amazing! Popped the hub nuts off and everything else I’ve thrown at it without difficulty. If you’re only in need of occasional use then I’d highly recommend it .

Only complaint is that it’s quite big and cumbersome .

 

[JB21]

I've just bought the ebay £70 one recently and used it on the Scenic to change a wheel hub. Spun the hub nut off no problem and everything bar the damn lower hub/wishbone pinch bolt which it just rounded. Seems a decent buy so far.

 

[charltjr]

Yeah it's strictly hobbyist stuff - I'm not planning on using it constantly, although with a R53 Mini to work on you can never quite tell

 

[Greeny.]

When I was looking the DeWalt range were good value for the amount of torque they produced, around 1000nm for a £150 i seem to remember, but you need the batteries/charger etc which is why I didn't go for it as I already had Makita bits for other tools.

 

[mitch1503]

Think i was around 120 all in for gun,battery & charger

3 settings for how much power you want

 

[donnylad]

my mate works for a company that gets discount on milwauke stuff if you want me to ask him?

 

[Djw John]

my mate works for a company that gets discount on milwauke stuff if you want me to ask him?

@Michaelfoz will be outside your door soon.

 

[donnylad]

I can get these for £85

https://www.tradecounterdirect.com/...MIhd_T0Zjp2gIVl8DICh3-sQSKEAQYASABEgLox_D_BwE

Batteries are £20 for 2ah or £40 for 4ah, charger £15

would need to do a couple to make it worth while though etc

I love the gear, have nearly a full set of everything, grinder, drills, impacter, SDS, circular saw, I still need the hoover though!

 

[AdDaMan]

I just bought this one for £80 all in. Comes with 3ah battery and charger etc..2 year warranty. Seems ok for the money.
https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07BFF841G/?tag=cliospnet01-21

 

[Dawnspinner]

Good Evening,

I'm looking at getting an Impact Gun to help make jobs easier in the future however some advise would be great. The final straw was this morning and failing to remove my exhaust hanger mounts.

I'm happy to have a wired device, as will always be used while in my garage and from what I've seen this will help me get a better spec tool.

I'm after the cheapest option available as it will sit in the garage most of the year max amount would be around £100, although happy for it to be cheaper.

A few I've found:

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B014FO4I1I/?tag=cliospnet01-21

https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B06XKLYQZW/?tag=cliospnet01-21

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Heavy-Dut...466407&hash=item25b4b88e9a:g:0S0AAOSwoydWlmD-

I last one seems to get the best reviews but any advice would be great.

Tom

Hi hope this helps. We track race a clio 172 and use a ryobi R181W3 with a 4.0ah battery. Does all day up to 3 wheel changes, and we work on the car using it all day. Amazon best price great bit of kit !

 

[PhillipM]

The thing to remember with the big guns and especially the wired ones is that they're so bulky that you can't get them in most places, I've a little Makita (281 I think) which is more powerful than the big Clarke or similar ones even though it's half the size and compact enough to use in the engine bay, etc.
It's still got enough oomph to take of 40mm hub nuts...

 

[ClioPowa]

Tried the Dewalt DCF899 over the weekend, was a little bit let down when it struggled to remove a lug nut on first use. Checked the battery indicator and realised the juice was empty. Gave it a charge and what a difference, the thing is a beast. So far used it on calliper bolts with an extension bar, so much quicker than using a breaker bar or ratchet. The three speed settings really help. I will try it on a hub nut next and report the results!

 

[Dawnspinner]

Yeah the Ryobi has three settings as well.

 

[Mertin]

Tried the Dewalt DCF899 over the weekend, was a little bit let down when it struggled to remove a lug nut on first use. Checked the battery indicator and realised the juice was empty. Gave it a charge and what a difference, the thing is a beast. So far used it on calliper bolts with an extension bar, so much quicker than using a breaker bar or ratchet. The three speed settings really help. I will try it on a hub nut next and report the results!

Id watch with smaller stuff like caliper bolts as I know some decent guns can shear stuff no bother especially smaller stuff. I always crack stuff off first with a breaker bar to make sure then run them off with the gun

 

[JamesBryan]

Id watch with smaller stuff like caliper bolts as I know some decent guns can shear stuff no bother especially smaller stuff. I always crack stuff off first with a breaker bar to make sure then run them off with the gun

If it's going to shear when undoing, then doing it with the gun or by hand makes no difference it'll still shear.

Tightening is a different story.

 

[Mertin]

By hand is a lot more gradual and can get a feel for how tight it is and stand some chance of salvaging it. Go in all blazing with the gun and the amount of torque applied in a hit can shear stuff. Each to their own though, I know what id prefer to do
Mates garage stopped the guys using their new Milwaukee 1/2" gun for undoing wheel nuts because it was quite often shearing them straight away

 

[PhillipM]

Generally the shock loading of a gun is less likely to shear a stuck bolt than trying to gradually load it up by hand will.

 

[dann2707]

I'm currently repping this awesome combination. Opted for the high torque impact gun for the big bolts. I decided that if I was spending some dollar on an impact gun I may aswell do something that isn't going to get beaten by anything. I'd be massively disappointed if I spent a few £100 on something and it got defeated so spent a bit more. Then got the smaller 3/8 jobby for little jobs, it's lovely and light so makes it a breeze to use. Most likely going to get the 3/8 milwaukee ratchet soon as it looks really handy.

2018-05-20_10-03-51 by dann2707, on Flickr

 

[mitch1503]

Tried the Dewalt DCF899 over the weekend, was a little bit let down when it struggled to remove a lug nut on first use. Checked the battery indicator and realised the juice was empty. Gave it a charge and what a difference, the thing is a beast. So far used it on calliper bolts with an extension bar, so much quicker than using a breaker bar or ratchet. The three speed settings really help. I will try it on a hub nut next and report the results!

They laugh at hub nuts, i just changed a drive shaft at the w.end and it was off in a instant

 

[ClioPowa]

Looking to buy an impact driver for some home DIY. DCF887 might be what I go for but just wondering if these can be used to work on cars also by using a square socket adaptor? Would certainly help with getting into tighter spaces?

 

[Chrisgti6]

Looking to buy an impact driver for some home DIY. DCF887 might be what I go for but just wondering if these can be used to work on cars also by using a square socket adaptor? Would certainly help with getting into tighter spaces?

I use these with my Makita 1/4" Impact driver - no problems at all (I realise it says 80Nm max but seems to have coped fine so far)

https://www.screwfix.com/p/erbauer-socket-driver-set-3-pieces/6297d

 

[JB21]

Well my review of the ebay one has changed dramatically. The fuckin thing struggles to even undo 108nm tight wheel nuts. Bought it to tackle the rusted Celica I'd purchased but its just not up to the job.

Maybe its a duff one as others have had better results.

 

[JamesBryan]

Well my review of the ebay one has changed dramatically. The fuckin thing struggles to even undo 108nm tight wheel nuts. Bought it to tackle the rusted Celica I'd purchased but its just not up to the job.

Maybe its a duff one as others have had better results.

Batteries full yeah? Makes a difference on those ones.