Impact gun - time for a new one

[Philpatton]

Folks,
It would seem that my 1/2 inch impact gun has died and now its time for a new one. The one I had was a cheap one, but the reason I liked it was that had a "taking off" torque of 300Nm, but on tightening up, it was restricted to 100Nm which mean that when I was whizzing wheels on and off I wouldn't over-tighten the wheel nuts.

I don't have a preference to corded or not but as I don't have a compressor I guess I'm looking at an electric gun.

What do people use? What would you recommend? In terms of budget, I don't want to spend hundreds of pounds, but I don't mind paying for quality.
P

 

[gookah]

see here:

https://zroadster.org/threads/good-battery-impact-driver-for-wheels.38079/

 

[Philpatton]

see here:

https://zroadster.org/threads/good-battery-impact-driver-for-wheels.38079/

thanks.

 

[t-tony]

As you know Phil I use Ryobi stuff, Impact wrench and much more.

Tony.

 

[mrscalex]

I have a mid-range Clarke air-gun with a small-mid size compressor. It's very effective on awkward nuts. But in truth it's quite a bit of hassle to pull it all out and doesn't get used very much - I prefer a breaker bar usually. Brilliant when it is needed and I'm glad to have it though.

In truth I can see a clear argument for a decent battery operated one. Though I guess it's a lot more expensive to set yourself up with one compared to if you already have a compressor.

 

[t-tony]

Initially a little more expensive but once you have a battery (mine came with a 4ah) and charger you can buy bare tools and add batteries late as you want. I also bought a voltage converter ( about £15) which allows me to use 110v chargers on 240v so if you go to the States you can buy Ryobi at very good prices.

Tony.

 

[mrscalex]

Initially a little more expensive but once you have a battery (mine came with a 4ah) and charger you can buy bare tools and add batteries late as you want. I also bought a voltage converter ( about £15) which allows me to use 110v chargers on 240v so if you go to the States you can buy Ryobi at very good prices.

Tony.

Good insight. Fair points.

 

[Dino D]

As you know Phil I use Ryobi stuff, Impact wrench and much more.

Tony.

I’ve gone with the Ryobi one as mentioned on the other thread as a) it’s proven a good one by others here b) battery can be used ok otter tools c) was actually available!

 

[mrscalex]

I’ve gone with the Ryobi one as mentioned on the other thread as a) it’s proven a good one by others here b) battery can be used ok otter tools c) was actually available!

Can't find an otter with a tool. Will a beaver do?

 

[DrWong]

Cheapo £50 Silverline corded jobbie from Amazon for me. 350Nm, variable soft trigger, whizzed off top nuts and suspension parts with ease. I wouldn't use one enough to justify the extra expense of cordless, plus I couldn't see a situation where I would need it and there wasn't a mains socket nearby as I do all Z jobs in my back yard.

Corded ones tended to be bulkier/longer but I could still manoeuvre mine around the front suspension to get at the various bolts etc.