Thread: Electric Impact Wrenches

Anyone use these as an alternative to buying a compressor? I know a pneumatic impact would be a lot better, but I have no place to store an air compressor.

I was looking at purchasing this one. Seems to be the best bang for your buck.
DW292K 1/2" (13mm) Impact Wrench Kit | DEWALT Tools


Anybody have any experience with these? Any other recommendations for roughly the same price? The most daunting task I can think of using it for right now would be installing my SSC's, but I'm sure it will come in handy many more times.

i have the 18 v 1/2 inch drive and 3/8 dewalt impact and they are fine with lithium batteries but if i had it to do over i would have bought a snap on or make they are adjustable up to around 500 lb ft of tq and they are no joke nearly as powerfull as a great air impact

I have that one you posted OP, works awesome. Only complaint is that it is bulky so it can't do much

matco just came out with a lithium ion series, on the 1/2 it has like 650lb for breakaway, and 500 for tightning

I have a half inch drive snqpon cordless it will break about annything loose on the car axle nuts ect. I dropped 450 for it I would not buy any of the cheaper makes their advertised ta compared to what they do is a joke.

^ Bought the Milwaukee one you suggested. Just picked up the bare tool at amazon, and will get the battery and charger next payday.

Amazon.com: Bare-Tool Milwaukee 2662-20 18-Volt M18 1/2-Inch High Torque Impact Wrench with Pin Detent (Tool Only, No Battery): Home Improvement

god dam that milwaukee one is cheap lol let us know how it works out i may get it

I have an older craftsman electric impact which was my Dad's and it still works really well.. Although I do love my air tools... I can't wait to get my compressors in my garage since they're still at my parents house.. I have a 60 gallon up right, 30 gallon horizontal.... those are tapped into a 300 gallon tank almost identical to this

Talked to my cousin this weekend and he has his snap-on impact for 4 years and the first battery is just starting to go out on it.....

So I got the battery and the charger in today. Got the tool itself on Monday. First thing I wanted to try it out on was my trailing arms. I bought a pair of "Wbodystore boxed trailing arms" from another grand prix forum, which are just Doorman trailing arms. I had bought them last year and tried a few times to put them on but couldn't because I could not get the bolt off that attaches the trailing arm to the knuckle. Even with a breaker bar and a BFH I couldn't get it to turn, and we all know how bolts like to seize up. Especially if it was/is a northern car. Well, this thing loosened up those bolts without breaking a sweat. Took me all of 15 seconds to get the bolt out. Lugnuts are obviously not a problem. I'm going to be using it to put on some lowering springs here in the next few weeks and I imagine that won't be a problem either.

Moral of the story is, if you are in the market for an electric impact wrench, I highly recommend the Milwaukee. For the price it can't be beat. And it's portable to boot.

I have the blue point 3/8 drive set I bought from the snap on truck 4 years ago for $200 it came with the impact gun, a flashlight,two batteries and a charger. It works great. Although I think its only like 100 foot pound its great for lug nuts and bolts up to like 15 mm.

im glad i found this thread. i always looked at electric impacts and just kinda chuckled. learn something new every day