[GTALUG] (very off topic) torque spec of impact wrench

[William Park]

Solved!  I bought $56 "Litheli" cordless impact wrench from Walmart. 
It's slightly lower torque than what's sold at Amazon, but can't 
complaint about the price, though.  I think, it was caused by surface 
rust between the bolt and wheel rim, and not on the threads.  So, impact 
helped to loosen it.

On 2023-11-03 03:07, William Park via talk wrote:
> Hi (another very off topic),
> 
> Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty hard.  Standing on 24in breaker 
> bar doesn't help, and that's 300ft-lb torque.  So, I'm thinking about 
> getting an impact wrench.  Those with greater than 300ft-lb are very 
> expensive.  I found one with 250ft-lb spec at my price range.
> 
> Question is, is there difference between static torque vs impact torque? 
>   In other words, will 250ft-lb impact wrench loosen 300ft-lb bolt?
> 
> Browsing YouTube, I learned that torque specs are always misleading and 
> inflated.  This means, I have to find 600ft-lb or greater, and that's 
> serious money.
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