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Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 9:52 am
by Nine One One
Graham,
This is currently on Ebay, complete with battery (which is £25.00 itself) There is no charger, but those are readily available for around £10. Maybe worth a punt if interested?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/205548236951 ... m570.l5997
Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2025 1:09 pm
by 911hillclimber
As ever, thank you for thinking about my problems!
Solution found, albeit a bit heath-robinson.
Have now mad a wrench extension tube that slips over the twist handle of the torque wrench I have and multiplies the leverage by 2 fold,
The pressure needed to get to 91 lbft is so so much less.
Happy at that.
And £11.
Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 8:48 am
by Cortina
I'm glad to see that you have at least started to reduce that torque figure ............. every ONE helps !!!
Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:14 am
by 911hillclimber
It was Chris at Fenn Lane who gave me a telling off some years ago about using 75 lbft which for decades never let me down once although the car has almost only used steel open nuts for 30+ years inc 14 years hillclimbing.
He also could not understand that I 'unwound' my Halford Geadore torque wrench from any setting to fully relaxed, a wrench of 40 years use.
At that time few trusted belville washers.
Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 9:39 am
by Cortina
I think I missed the target ..........................
Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:08 am
by rhd racer
I use a Draper Expert impact wrench (L-ion) and do final torque with a wrench. I just release the button when it is starting to wind on the torque.
92 is ok with a wet thread - (copper grease), def too tight dry
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Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 11:09 am
by rhd racer
92 is ok on a wet thread with copper grease.
I use a L-ion impact wrench and stop when it starts to bite them a final quarter turn on the torque wrench
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Re: Wheel nut impact wrenches, a few questions:
Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2025 3:59 pm
by 911hillclimber
The stud threads are 'wet' but wheel bearing grease, 'cones' are dry.
It is the final tweak to 90 something that is starting to hurt my wrists the day after doing the car's wheels brakes etc. 20 x 91 lbft in succession.
Getting a touch too old for this game.
The tube-on-the-wrench trick is working well, so much less strain.