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« on: 19 September 2021, 14:41:34 »
I have a Kielder impact rated for 430Nm which I have been mightily impressed with. Certainly whizzed off the above hub nut (X2) after about a second.
I tried all my local tool hire places but no one had one. In the end I did order a suitably rated torque wrench from Amazon. It was the cheapest one that would do 350Nm (£65) Unfortunately it was so poorly constructed I really didn't trust it enough to use. The adjustment grounched and ground. It was horrible. I Always like the idea of doing a job properly but I just couldn't get the bearing tight enough on the car, even using a 3/4" breaker bar which is longer than the torque wrench. In the end I used the above Kielder in 3 or 4 short bursts, checking between each. It nipped it up fine.
I would like to get a decent torque wrench, but I'm not sure much I will have to pay to get something worth having. Trying to balance that against how often I will use it is difficult. My main Torque wrench which Is one of the typical Sealey types and goes up to around 220nm and will do almost everything on the car.
For anyone thinking of getting an cordless impact wrench, I would offer one piece of advice. Don't go for the larger models that typically offer 700 Nm or thereabouts. They are probably fine for wheel nuts, but much too bulky to use them under the car. You just can't get in on any of the nuts.
Regards,
Graham.