Grand Prix "Take a Break" Thread

[richtazz]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

Fergie!!!!!!!!!! ...........................

Bad Bob, down boy...

[BNaylor]

Originally Posted by richtazz

Bad Bob, down boy...

Phew!!!!! Rich, I though the religious police would send me a PM nasty gram for putting up an AF provided emoticon. I'll copy you on a PM I received.

[doctorhrdware]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

We're warming back up. 70s next week.

Doc I'm older than you and my back and joints are fine. Move to where it is warmer or a better climate. Ever heard of "snowbirds"?

Well on Wednesday and Thursday the temps are going to be in the low to mid 50s. So a 20 degree difference I will not complain. So I think we are well on our way to spring.

On another note we have found almost 100 acres down in Kentucky that we are going to buy.

[olopezm]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

Fergie!!!!!!!!!! ...........................

LOL! I totally agree, I hadn't really looked at her until the last superbowl and I was like "cool" .

I have a few quick questions guys, what do you think about electric impact wrenches?

How good are they compared to air type?

Are they good or just not worth the money?

Best regards,

Oscar.

[doctorhrdware]

I have an electric impact, it has 125 ft pounds of torque. It does ok, but the air impact is better. I am waiting until I move to get an air impact and the compressor that will run the air impact wrench. When I replaced the rear trailing arms and the arm used to adjust the wheel alignment. I had to use a acetylene torch to get the nut and bolts apart using the electric impact wrench.

[olopezm]

Originally Posted by doctorhrdware

I had to use a acetylene torch to get the nut and bolts apart using the electric impact wrench.

Wow! I'm thankful I don't live in a salty area like you guys, when I replaced mine the nuts and bolts came out easily, I only used some WD40, but I'm pretty sure it was a waste and I could have easily loosened the nuts without it.

[doctorhrdware]

Then an electric impact should work out pretty good then. Yes the salt is a real killer. In IL they use salt on the roads like it is going out of style. They put down 3 to 4 inches of salt down. Before and after the snow has stopped.

[tblake]

Originally Posted by BNaylor

Phew!!!!! Rich, I though the religious police would send me a PM nasty gram for putting up an AF provided emoticon. I'll copy you on a PM I received.

HaHa, maybe fergie is a member at the forum.....

[tblake]

I too was wondering about electric impacts. I heard snap-on has a good one. The 18v one i think. Never used ut though.

[richtazz]

I had one I used in a pinch. Worked well for running lug nuts back on (not to final torque, just snugging them), tight spots for reassembly, etc..., although to get to the rated 125 ft/lbs, you'd need to let it hammer for 5 or 6 seconds. As far as removing rusted/stuck bolts, the old breaker bar worked better imho.

[doctorhrdware]

I use the old trusty acetylene torch on the rusted on bolts and nuts. I never have had good results using like PB Buster on the rusted nuts and bolts. I would heat up the rusted parts then use the electric impact wrench to get the nuts and bolts off. I have broken several breaker bars in my time.

[olopezm]

Thanks for your opinions guys, I was very tempted to spend the money and get one but now I'm thinking it might be an unnecessary expense as we don't get any elements that cause the components to rust and whenever I've needed to apply more force the breaker bar has proven to be helpful.

I guess I'll just stick with the old and more reliable stuff.

[richtazz]

Well, this is my 10,000 post here on AF...Go me!!!!

[BNaylor]

Congrats Rich for what its worth......

[olopezm]

Congratulations Rich, that's a huge effort you must be very proud!

Oscar.