Thread: Cordless impact wrenches....

Just wondering if anyone uses/has used any lithium ion powered impact wrenches for medium-to-high-torque jobs.

I've been working on getting a front wheel hub assembly off (it put in good service for 248,000 miles, god rest its soul) with different breaker bars, and I can't get the hub bolts to budge. Afraid that I'll round off the bolt heads if I keep effin' with it so I ordered a compact 20v cordless impact wrench rated at about 130 ft/lbs. So, does anybody have experience with these cordless wrenches, and if so, do you think it will yank those bolts out?

You're both probably right, especially considering the luck I've had with this thing so far. I'm still open to hearing some success stories though!

The only reason I even considered that the one I ordered might work was the across the board excellent reviews (Dewalt 883M2). I just hated to spend much more than 200 bucks, but might end up having to go that route. I'll give it a shot when it gets here and see how it does. And thanks for the suggestion to use some heat, sounds like a good plan.

i bought a dewalt dcf880hm2 this past weekend, it's a beast.

Originally Posted by JamesIvey24

i bought a dewalt dcf880hm2 this past weekend, it's a beast.

That's the same one I got, except with 3/8th drive. Had a chance to use yours much yet?

several times already, rotating wheels and what not. I really really like it....went with the 1/2" ..can use a 3/8th down adapter for other stuff.

Originally Posted by Fivefingerdeathpunch

I'd still keep whatever one you bought anyway.

I rarely use my hand tools when working with cars, my impact guns or cordless impacts make any job 10x faster. Of course certain things I can't fit my impacts in there but that's not very often.

I probably will. I've got a corded electric impact wrench that will take off just about anything, but it's about as long as my dang forearm so it's useless in a lot of situations. Maybe a combo of that heat you advised and the new impact will do the trick, I'm definitely gonna give it a shot.

What Scotty said, not sure how you could round it off unless you're not seating the 6 point socket all the way in covering the entire nut.

both DeWalt and Milwaukee offer a larger cordless impact, both are rated at about 300ftlbs. I like the smaller 1/2" deWalt for most usage, its limited torque make it safer for most fasteners. here is the larger DeWalt
http://www.northerntool.com/shop/too...content=335941