impact drives
 

where can i get a non expensive impact driver, cordless or 12 volt. tried Halfords as someone mentioned on this site, said they dont do them.

B&Q is your friend ....

how much Dibble

Ebay is your friend

http://search.ebay.co.uk/impact-driv...opZ1QQfsooZ 1

B&Q will cost hundreds....That ain't cheap to me.

really ??

12v cordless drill & driver £40

http://www.diy.com/diy/jsp/bq/produc...ODID=7 940128

did you bother having a look ??? :(

Try screwfix, they will take an order over the phone and deliver the next day.

:lol::lol:

What ya doing now Adam?? :lol:

Is this for undoing 748/996 rear wheel nuts?

Someone said the other day (yesterday?) that they used a off-the-battery impact driver successfully for this.

Looking at the list in the ebay link, even the chunky DeWalt DW056 has a max torque rating of 1170 in-lbs = 97.5 lb-ft = 132 Nm according to my phone calculator.


Sounds like that'd struggle to me.

An impact driver is something you hit the end of with a big hammer which then turns very slowly and shifts very tight nuts etc.

Thats right you wack it with a hammer:)

thought it would help undo that sprocket nut, or am I just far**ng in the wind?

Well, I think you are talking about me. :bouncy:

Like I said. I have no problem with mine. When Im finished, I re torque with my hand wrench.:smug: All correct setting etc.

Its horses for courses innit? I will let you guys get on with it!:smug::lol:

To undo the sprocket nut......leave bike on side stand. Standing on the wheel side of the rear, put your right foot on the brake, lie your body weight over the seat, and with your right hand hold the socket on the sprocket nut, with your left hand pulling the wrench (I use my torque bar turned right up) feel the nut undo!
You do have to feel it as the nut is not very wide. Worked for me every time............

It's not an IMPACT driver though is it??

Did you bother to read the question?? :flame:

:D :D :D

Here's a cordless IMPACT wrench ;) for £55 inc p&p (180ft lbs)

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...e=STRK:MEWA:IT

BTW, B&Q don't list a single impact wrench.


[Edited on 25-2-2005 by Mr_S]

Argos use to do a 1/2" one that plugged into a car lighter socket or across a battery and Machine Mart also did one.

Argos £25

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...ckfrom=imag e

Machine Mart £30

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.asp?p=060810013

Yep, bought mine from Argos in the sale - £9.99 :D

http://www.argos.co.uk/webapp/wcs/st...clickfrom=name

Apparantly, you buy one and you get the Stetson and boots free............:frog:

Better than damaging a perfectly good torque wrench by using to undo nuts :o

that's how my torque wrench got buggered up.

note to self: never loan out precision instruments!

My 230 torque wrench works both left and right handed! As the torque of this particular nut is at most 185 the wrench is working well within its capability.
However i do concur that it is not necesarily good practice to be used on a daily occurance, but how often are you really doing this?

yeehah, get um up, ride em home rawhide...........

Why not use a breaker bar, or even a piece of scaffold pole/old fork stanchion rather than knacker up a torque wrench?

antonye>

32 kg-m!

That sounds like a good piece of kit!

DC>

I wasn't doubting you: just wondered exactly what you were using..

Machine mart £30 12v www.machinemart.co.uk.

32 kgf.m, what is that in ft lbs?

[Edited on 26-2-2005 by adam]

Between the two parts of the first race today, laconis team changed wheels....What did they use to undo the nut................The torque bar!

231.4564 ft-lbs

Ordered one of antonye's "Argos Wonders" today! ;)