berlok Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hey Guys, I'm not much of a handyman, but trying to pick up a thing or two. I currently have a M12 Hammer Drill and was wondering if there is a potential to use it for bolts/lug nuts for my car, I currently have a loose seat in the car which could be easily fixed by hand.. But hey since I have a power tool and if I can use it, why not? An Impact Wrench seems really handy, but not sure if it's worth the money since I don't use my tools often. Cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DR99 Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Hammer drills are for masonry drilling the impact movement is up and drown which doesn't help with breaking away nuts. Impact drivers with a socket adapter or a dedicated impact wrench is the tool your looking for to do those kinds of tasks your asking. If you can give ups a general budget on what you want to spend plenty of people here will send you in the right direction. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berlok Posted July 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys. Anything between 100-150USD would be ideal if I was going to fork some cash out.It sounds like investing in an Impact Driver is more versatile since I can use it in the house as well. What would I sacrificing if I went with an Impact Driver with a Socket Adapter compared to getting an Impact Wrench? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Thanks for the replies guys.Anything between 100-150USD would be ideal if I was going to fork some cash out.It sounds like investing in an Impact Driver is more versatile since I can use it in the house as well.What would I sacrificing if I went with an Impact Driver with a Socket Adapter compared to getting an Impact Wrench?You would sacrifice a little torque going with an adapter. The M12 Fuel impact usually runs about $169 for the kit ($119 bare tool) and is a strong little impact. It also has two speeds which is really handy when you are working with smaller screws. That is the tool I would recommend. I have used mine with an adapter to remove lugs on a utility trailer before and it didn't have any trouble. These are probably torqued to 75-80 ft lbs. You are not going to be able to pull lugs off of an F450 but it should work for a lot of light duty lugs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 If you are looking to get into a M18 tool. I have a nice M18 Impact driver I will sell for $45 + shipping. It's model number 2656-20. You would just have to pick up a battery and charger._____________________________________________________________Edit: The impact sold on eBay this morning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Those lugs must be fastened at no more then 50 foot pounds, otherwise that little M12 would have had big trouble. I still say M18 impact driver or go with an impact wrench.The M12 Fuel impact is actually rated at 1200 in lbs. So that would convert to 100 ft lbs. It's a surprisingly strong little tool. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Oh mybad C-Haris, I was looking up the non fuel version. Doh LOL Ahh that makes sense. Yeah I wouldn't count on the brushed M12 to remove any lug nuts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Jees, you are tempting me to buy it from you, but I am going to be nice and let this guy get first pick It sold on eBay a little while ago. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Harris Posted July 16, 2015 Report Share Posted July 16, 2015 Well, I still think it was the right decision to let Berlok buy it from you, even if he didn't. Cause it wasn't a tool I needed per say, more of a tool that I wanted lol. So congrats to whoever bought the 2656. When your ready to sell your sawzall let me know, I might be more eager to buy that. LOL! Not planning on selling the sawzall anytime soon. I decided to sell some of my duplicates so I could purchase different tools. I ended up with 4 multi tools and 3 impacts drivers. I put two multi tools in the classifieds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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