Milkwaukee Electrical Impact Wrench

since it has 300 ft/lb of torque, just wondering is it good enough for installing springs(like working on spring compressor), or something else? because air tools r so expensive.

any thoughts?

thanks

 

that tool is a def. must, it will work with spring compressors and anything else that requires an impact wrench...including your lug nuts.

 

I own Harborfreight's "house" brand of that and it has served me very well. Great alternative if you don't have the room or money for air tools, though it is bulky and heavy compared to an air wrench.

 

Yeah, air is nice. You should see how much gloating those home DIY's do when they have a brad nail gun and the air compressor...

 

I have both air tools and an electric impact wrench and I have to agree about the bulky comment. For jobs where you have plenty of room like removing lug nuts it's fine, but for other jobs its size really gets in the way too much of the time.

 

thanks for all ur inputs

 

I find that I'm always fighting with the air line to not scuff up the paint. For this reason the elec is better but that benefit gets negated if you can't fit it in the area at all. Also, 300lbs isn't much. I sometimes have difficulty cracking things off and mine goes to 450lb/ft.

 

I'm just wondering if its worth buying these electric impact wrenches?
I recently had to buy new Craftsman 15.6 batteries for my cordless drill after a year of use.

 

thats becuase crafstman sucks milwaukee is way better. i used to sell power tools and crafstman had the most defects and returns than any other product. they tend to last a year or two. i like makita alot too a lot of my tools are makita and have been my dads and have lasted 10 years plus. just dont buy crafstman. they have ok hand tools but thier power tools arent worth the money.

 

that's right, sears product sucks. not just craftsman...also kennmore...i meant ALL SEARS PRODUCT SUCKS!!!!

 

If ya go with the air tools at any time in the future, check out http://www.chicagopneumatic.com/ . They make some awesome tools and arent too expensive. I have a couple of their tools and havent had any quality issues in over 5 years now. Just thought id throw that out there.

 

i got a makita 1/2" drive 14.4v, its not very powerful (120ft/lbs i think) but i do mostly interior work and its fine for that, taking out seats/seatbelts and such. its really light ~6lbs and really short i think a little longer than 6". ive used it for lugs/y-pipe installs and misc. stuff it works fairly well for under the car stuff. i will agree with the durability of makita tools, except for their batteries that dont last, but the tools themselves are tough, imo they have the most solid and smooth feel. i got a short temper adn the guys at the shop are amazed how much i abuse my makita drill and never had a problem with it, while they have dewalts and have to get a new transmission every year.

 

Before you make any more comments like that that, flip your Craftsman cordless drill over (or table saw... or drill press... or sawzall... or jigsaw) and see who makes it.
names that come to mind are DeWalt, Makita, Ryobi, Milwaukee...

I've had my 18V Craftsman cordless drill for about 4 years and the batteries still last over an hour even when drilling holes through 1/2" steel plate.
some days I will use it all day long, with one battery on the quick charger while I'm drilling steel on the other battery. I'll have to wear gloves because the drill gets so hot, but I've never killed a battery yet.

remember... battery life is directily proportional to how you drain and recharge them. never stick a 3/4 charged battery back on the charger. run it completely dead, then charge it. even with today's smart chargers, they still don't to the job of completely discharging a battery before recharging it... then you get memory on the battery and they don't last for sh**.