Undoing Wheel Nuts

[losh1971]

On the weekend, I used a Milwalkee 18V impact driver to undo the bolts on a diff crown wheel....Undid them with full charge in the battery.

Your choice if you buy 1 for wheel nuts and other uses, but once you have one, you seem to find a million uses for them

pics or it didn't happen.

 

[vc commodore]

pics or it didn't happen.

Looks like it didn't happen then, because it was on the weekend....I don't take pictures of every little thing I do and don't expect to have to post pictures of every little thing I do...Or in other words....I get the job done as quick as possible and move onto the next job, which in my case over the weekend was raising a VK Commodore....Needs pics of that too....Won't be happening

 

[losh1971]

What bit did you use in the end of the rattler? I'm surprised that something with a 4mm shaft at the thin part would be strong enough to undo a bolt with 120lb torque. I use rattlers for hours each week and have used Milwaukee ones and it drove in 100mm bugals into bearers and piers but it certainly didnt do it with ease as i didn't drill a pilot hole. I had to stop after the second one because it was getting too hot.

 

[losh1971]

BTW i should have been clearer i was more wanting to see a pic of your rattler, to see if we are talking about the same tool.

 

[mantaray56]

What bit did you use in the end of the rattler? I'm surprised that something with a 4mm shaft at the thin part would be strong enough to undo a bolt with 120lb torque. I use rattlers for hours each week and have used Milwaukee ones and it drove in 100mm bugals into bearers and piers but it certainly didnt do it with ease as i didn't drill a pilot hole. I had to stop after the second one because it was getting too hot.

 

[mantaray56]

Thanks for info, I already have a breaker bar plus and a torque wrench.
I just like the idea of taking them off without all that winding on and off( First world problem I know) .
Have done it the old way for years just want to make life easier in these my golden years .... lol

 

[VS_Pete]

Thanks for info, I already have a breaker bar plus and a torque wrench.
I just like the idea of taking them off without all that winding on and off( First world problem I know) .
Have done it the old way for years just want to make life easier in these my golden years .... lol

Why not make life easier.
I`m glad you posted it.

 

[vc commodore]

What bit did you use in the end of the rattler? I'm surprised that something with a 4mm shaft at the thin part would be strong enough to undo a bolt with 120lb torque. I use rattlers for hours each week and have used Milwaukee ones and it drove in 100mm bugals into bearers and piers but it certainly didnt do it with ease as i didn't drill a pilot hole. I had to stop after the second one because it was getting too hot.

Just used the socket on the end....It did get a little hot undoing the bolts, but a cool down break between bolts and away it went. IMA, I did give the bolt heads a tap with the hammer, prior to hitting it with the rattler

 

[Immortality]

I use this https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2763-22

I got sick of taking wheels off/on when doing other jobs. Piss easy to do a set of wheels with the Milwaukee impact gun. Mind you I still use a torque wrench to do the final torque setting on the nuts.

I now have M18 1/2" rattler, 1/4" rattler, drill and 4" grinder and M12 3/8" ratchet. Gosh life is so much easier....

 

[vc commodore]

I use this https://www.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Fastening/Impact-Wrenches/2763-22

....

The exact one I used for the diff crown wheel bolts last weekend