Cordless Impact wrench on sale at HF!

**Matt93SE** · Oct 31st, 2005, 10:14 PM

http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/cta...emnumber=92798

that's an awesome deal on the HF unit... I think I paid about $100 for mine at the beginning of the year.

also, I highly recommend buying a spare battery and get the extended warranty.
when I bought my impact wrench on sale, the batteries were also on sale at a similar discount... plus, the 2 or 5 year extended warranty was only like $20 and is a small price to pay to be able to take this thing back every few months and get a new one- or swap out the batteries for new ones right before the warranty expires. !

Blank · Oct 31st, 2005, 10:56 PM

should also post inb Deals Section in OT

**Matt93SE** · Nov 1st, 2005, 08:30 PM

side note..

I just learned this is the crappy wind-up impact wrench, NOT the good one. the good model number si 46701 and is still $150 or so.

xbrandonx · Nov 2nd, 2005, 08:57 PM

what do you think about the cordles impact?

You like it?

I've thought about investing in one for a while now.

**Matt93SE** · Nov 2nd, 2005, 11:06 PM

the ony I've got, I'm very happy with. I only use it on weekends and such at the track to change wheels, but so far it's been absolutely great. I've used it around the shop every now and then as well when I didn't want to pull out the air hose and etc, or it was pulling parts off the junkpile in the back and I can't reach. nonetheless it's been great. I'm happy with it and would buy another one if this one died today.

xbrandonx · Nov 3rd, 2005, 05:15 PM

alright, I may get one then.

I don't have any air tools, nor do I want to invest too much into it, as it will be for removing wheels 90% of the time, and maybe help out with some suspension work.

I figure I can get one at a good deal, then just try to get some used impact sockets, and try to keep the cost at about $100-150 for some stuff that'll help make some things a bit easier.

**Matt93SE** · Nov 4th, 2005, 09:04 AM

Yeah, that's a good idea. remember these run on Ni-cad batteries, so you kinda have to be careful if you're not going to use them all the time.. same way you're condition batteries for an RC car or anything.

but I've pulled apart all kinds of suspension stuff with mine. no problems here. only drawback is they're physically larger than my air impact, so they can't get into some of the same places that it can.

xbrandonx · Nov 4th, 2005, 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Matt93SE

Yeah, that's a good idea. remember these run on Ni-cad batteries, so you kinda have to be careful if you're not going to use them all the time.. same way you're condition batteries for an RC car or anything.

but I've pulled apart all kinds of suspension stuff with mine. no problems here. only drawback is they're physically larger than my air impact, so they can't get into some of the same places that it can.

well, mostly I'd use it for just chaning out wheels, and making my life alot easier. I've seen ones that you can just plug up as well, I may go that route, depending on price, and if the weight is a nice bit less, a power cord running around isn't as bad as a air hose running around.

How many ft lbs tq does yours have?

**Matt93SE** · Nov 7th, 2005, 08:15 AM

Mine's listed for 220ft-lb. so far I haven't had a problem getting many parts off the car, but then again I tear it apart on a constant basis so I don't have any rusted bolts on it. frozen suspension bolts would be a bit of a pain to get off, and I've had to go to my air wrench a time or two.. but for 95% of the stuff, the cordless will do what I need.

Greybeard · Nov 16th, 2005, 09:14 PM

.....I figure I can get one at a good deal, then just try to get some used impact sockets, and try to keep the cost at about $100-150 for some stuff that'll help make some things a bit easier.....

I've been using the same 1950's era Wright Aeronautical standard 1/2" drive 6 point sockets on my heavy duty I-R air impact for more than 20 years - in all this time I've cracked exactly one, and they all still fit just fine. Don't waste your money on impact sockets unless you are using them everyday. Just buy a good set of Craftsman or Kobalt or Husky standard 6 points and you'll do just fine. I don't even use impact sockets on the 1/4" drive air ratchet, or the 3/8" drive butterfly impact wrench, and if I break one, I take it back to Sears.