Here's part of a private reply that I sent; I figure it's just as good for
mass consumption:
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You got me to thinking, so I went out and did some tests. It turns out the
it's good up to 80ft*lbs, I'll be damned, the manual was right.
Number of seconds of impact Torque(ft*lb)
0 15
1 35
3 65
5 75
7 80
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BTW, after 4 days of diligent searching, the Makita was all that I could find
in a cordless 1/2" drive impact wrench and I was specifically looking for the
Snap-On. Pray tell, where does one find it?
Travis
who's E30 has a torque spec of only 68ft*lbs.
--- Brent DeWitt <bdewitt@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> Glad it worked out well for you Travis!
>
> For folks looking for a higher torque reference: The Makita is _honestly_
> (what a surprise) rated. I tried to remove the lugs on my Neon which were
> tightened via torque wrench to 95 ft-lbs and it wouldn't budge then after 15
> seconds. I really hoped the Makita would rise to the task, but the Snap-On
> (add $150) is the only battery powered impact that has worked.
>
> Other data points are _very_ welcome!
>
> Brent
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: owner-autox@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-autox@autox.team.net]On
> > Behalf Of Travis Lane
> > Sent: Wednesday, June 07, 2000 8:25 AM
> > To: Ray Gahan; Brian Weikert; autox
> > Subject: Re: Impact Wrenches
> >
> >
> > I'm gonna go with Makita 6911HDWA, 12v cordless. Comes with case
> > and charger.
> > 1/2" drive and all the usual good features. $189 from
> > http://www.toolsforless.com/makita/cordlessdrills.htm
> >
> > I'm very pleased. 1 second per lug upto 60ft*lbs. I start and
> > finish with a
> > torque wrench. Slow start to avoid cross threading then let 'er rip.
> >
> > Travis
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