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Hey! I resemble that comment!

There's two missing components to the "strength" of your impact wrenches. You didn't specify what size hose you are using--you need a 3/8" or larger, but larger isn't necessary. The other missing item is your couplings and fittings. If you want to maximize the strength of your gun, you need...

I apologize for replying to this post, but I just had to laugh at the imagery of the situation.:)

Unfortunately, you didn't mention what IR impact gun you were using. They have a spectrum of impacts from the older steel ones that can peak as low as 250 ft-lbs to the newer composite guns that go as low as 500 ft-lbs of torque. The newest 2135TiMAX that produces 780 ft-lbs of torque and can...

There's actually two issues concerning the Honda crankshaft pulley bolt that needs to be addressed. I'll address the removal of the bolt first, and then an excellent way to tighten the bolt back up using torque sticks (aka torque limiting extensions). The IR 2135Ti and TiMAX do have plenty of...

You can buy excellent used IR 2135TiMAX's on eBay for around $120- or less with a little effort.

I was wondering if we could possibly get a pic of the other side and the buttons. Does the motor and vanes come with the gun? Thanks.