I'm looking to remove a water pump (transversely mounted engine) and was wondering if anyone made one with a high enough torque rating as I don't have an air compressor for a ratchet and a cordless ratchet is pricey. I have hand tools but I also have an impact driver and saw 90° attachments for them but were relatively low torque (up to 20ft/lbs) whereas the bolts for the water pump are 30 ft/lbs.
Does anyone make a high torque 90 degree impact wrench/driver attachment?
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rlitman
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SawtoothJL
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I'm pretty sure Sunex makes Weatherhead sockets for that very purpose
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kiatech
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SawtoothJL, unless I'm looking at the wrong product, that doesn't seem like it would fit my goals too well. Thank you for the suggestion, though.
Kiatech, that looks very interesting but at only 10" in length, I'm afraid it wouldn't go as deep as I need it to.
Jim1987, I have plenty of ratchets, sockets, extensions and ratcheting wrenches (short and long length as well as splines) but I also have a Hitachi driver rated at 77 ft/lbs that I'd like to put to use. I'm used to using air and power tools at work but this is an at-home job and I've been spoiled by air and power tools. Since I'm doing someone a favor and not getting paid, I'd prefer to do things as efficiently as possible and having a nifty new tool to play with wouldn't hurt either.
Kiatech, that looks very interesting but at only 10" in length, I'm afraid it wouldn't go as deep as I need it to.
Jim1987, I have plenty of ratchets, sockets, extensions and ratcheting wrenches (short and long length as well as splines) but I also have a Hitachi driver rated at 77 ft/lbs that I'd like to put to use. I'm used to using air and power tools at work but this is an at-home job and I've been spoiled by air and power tools. Since I'm doing someone a favor and not getting paid, I'd prefer to do things as efficiently as possible and having a nifty new tool to play with wouldn't hurt either.
Pretty cool but I would probably brake it as hard as I am on tools.
i would think it would be cheaper/better to just buy a long handle flex ratchet instead of that thing...
anyway, who is it that OEM's the matco 88's? those are a super slim ratchet and i'm sure a long handle flex version would work good for what you're wanting...or you could always un do the front motor mount and jack the motor up till you can get to the wp bolts from the top side
anyway, who is it that OEM's the matco 88's? those are a super slim ratchet and i'm sure a long handle flex version would work good for what you're wanting...or you could always un do the front motor mount and jack the motor up till you can get to the wp bolts from the top side
DodgeMech, I actually have two SO long handle 11-something inches 80 tooth, flex head ratchets but I'd prefer to use power tools where I can. Haha. I've gotten into the habit of fighting against time at work and knowing approximately how long it would take me to do a particular job so taking more time than I usually do kind of ticks me off even though I know a ratchet will add just a few more minutes.
someone posted that they got one of these a few months back
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031PEBPQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20
just crack em loose with a ratchet and spin er off with one of these
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0031PEBPQ/?tag=atomicindus08-20
just crack em loose with a ratchet and spin er off with one of these
I don't mind paying for a not-so-expensive new tool that'll help me get the job done faster and would be used again in the future. This time around, the time saved definitely wouldn't pay as im not getting paid. The way I see it may not seem logical but I'll try to explain it again.
1) Spend the least amount of time necessary on a car you're not getting paid on. (Though this, in no way, implies that I'll do a half-assed job.)
2) Buy a new tool that will help make that happen.
3) New tool will likely be used again in the future for work at home.
4) New tool will help save time on jobs that I'm being paid on to do at home.
I was looking to spend up to $70 but the only attachments I see are from Milescraft, Milwaukee and Dewalt for a 90° impact driver attachment. I suppose if I loosened with a ratchet and removed with one of those units, that would be okay. Not having to switch tools would have been ideal, though. But then I'd also need a low profile 1/4" hex to a 1/4 or 3/8" square to be able to clear between engine and chassis.
1) Spend the least amount of time necessary on a car you're not getting paid on. (Though this, in no way, implies that I'll do a half-assed job.)
2) Buy a new tool that will help make that happen.
3) New tool will likely be used again in the future for work at home.
4) New tool will help save time on jobs that I'm being paid on to do at home.
I was looking to spend up to $70 but the only attachments I see are from Milescraft, Milwaukee and Dewalt for a 90° impact driver attachment. I suppose if I loosened with a ratchet and removed with one of those units, that would be okay. Not having to switch tools would have been ideal, though. But then I'd also need a low profile 1/4" hex to a 1/4 or 3/8" square to be able to clear between engine and chassis.
I think this is what you are looking for. I use it at work all the time. I would break the bolt loose first then use the attachment.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_491376-70-DWARA100_0__?productId=4761527
Home Depot has them as well. Don't use the milescraft one. it ***** whale nuts.
http://www.lowes.com/pd_491376-70-DWARA100_0__?productId=4761527
Home Depot has them as well. Don't use the milescraft one. it ***** whale nuts.
Only on garage journal does someone do this much work to try to find an adapter so he can use a non-automotive power tool for an automotive application.
30 ft/lbs can be broken loose with a $5 Harbor Freight 1/4" ratchet and flex adapter in less time than it takes to type a sentence on a forum.
30 ft/lbs can be broken loose with a $5 Harbor Freight 1/4" ratchet and flex adapter in less time than it takes to type a sentence on a forum.
I'm confused as to why you'd need to buy an impact gun attachment for a single job where you could just use a ratchet.. I've changed plenty of water pumps, and they usually have 4 bolts or less. You really need spend $** to save 2 minutes on this one job? Plus if the clearances are tight, there's not an impact attachment that exists that is smaller than a normal ratchet head in both dimensions.
If I was going to spend, it would be a unit similar to this one.
Well, I did say that you guys probably wouldn't follow my logic.
It's not so much the money although I want to keep the cost relatively low. It's wanting to spend the least amount of time on a free job.
Monomach, if there was a nonautomotive tool that could be used in an automotive setting, why not use it? I was looking for any tool that would be able to handle the torque an impact driver delivers and mine is a 10v putting out ~800 in/lbs torque or roughly 70 ft/lbs which I didn't think would be too much for an attachment to handle considering that they're made to be used with impact drivers.
Darius6t9, I was looking at that but saw no specs on it at all. Would you happen to have the spec sheet still?
It's not so much the money although I want to keep the cost relatively low. It's wanting to spend the least amount of time on a free job.
Monomach, if there was a nonautomotive tool that could be used in an automotive setting, why not use it? I was looking for any tool that would be able to handle the torque an impact driver delivers and mine is a 10v putting out ~800 in/lbs torque or roughly 70 ft/lbs which I didn't think would be too much for an attachment to handle considering that they're made to be used with impact drivers.
Darius6t9, I was looking at that but saw no specs on it at all. Would you happen to have the spec sheet still?
Don't have the actual specs anymore. But I use it with my Dewalt impact driver all the time. And it puts out between 75 and 85 ft-lbs. Has yet to strip like the milescraft or Milwaukee. I actually like the angle of the Milwaukee better. But it strips out to easy.
I get what you're saying in principle, but it seems like you've already spent more time worrying about this "problem" and searching for a solution than you would need to remove 4 water pump bolts.
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Try this: http://www.garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=197414
I was looking for one of these awhile back. I think I had to go to the IR catalogue to find it, and I believe it was very expensive - like $500. Very uncommon.
I was looking for one of these awhile back. I think I had to go to the IR catalogue to find it, and I believe it was very expensive - like $500. Very uncommon.
JSharp
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Could have used a ratchet and removed all the bolts in the time it took to reply to the post.
Dude, if you have room to stick that Dewalt adapter + square drive adapter + socket in there attached to the end of a drill or hex impact, then I think you would've had room to swing any ratchet you own.
No need to come up with justifications around here -- it's the GJ! If you want a new tool just for the sake of having it, then go for it man.
No need to come up with justifications around here -- it's the GJ! If you want a new tool just for the sake of having it, then go for it man.
I haven't received the car to start work on it yet. I tend to brainstorm ideas that could possibly make things easier before I start to work on a vehicle from home. If I don't come up with something then I just make do with what I have.
That's exactly it! Although I was looking for a 3/8" version, that is the exact idea I had in mind - square female to square male. I've never seen one so I was thinking of using the hex male to hex female attachments with a hex to square adapter.
Exactly it! I didn't think something like that would be so damn expensive, though. But thank you for the info! I guess I'll just do it by hand and hope I score one for cheap someday. Haha.
I haven't received the car yet so I was just brainstorming ideas in an effort to save time.
I don't have that much room for it but aren't hand ratchets much more compact than any air ratchets or other attachments anyway? I was just looking to save time and if I ended up with the Dewalt tool, I would have had to look for a very low profile hex to square drive adapter. I just don't want to swing a ratchet if I don't need to. Haha.
Yes, this thread was made to justify the purchase of a new tool, haha. However, it would have had to meet all the criteria which is something I couldn't find so I asked the wise ones here at the Garage Journal and voila!
Not sure if this is up your alley, but 4 items down on this page. I've got one. It works pretty good if my hammerhead won't do the job.
Private Brand Tools
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Where, how do I order, and how much does it cost shipped to Texas?
alinc100
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How about giving this a try?Doesn't require a compressor,fairly compact and has a good bit of torque. Not gonna break the bank.
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-nextec-12.0-volt-right-angle-impact-driver/p-00917562000P
http://www.sears.com/craftsman-nextec-12.0-volt-right-angle-impact-driver/p-00917562000P
RCStocker
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You are a hoot. Really. You could have gotten the job done with hand tools in the time you have spent on this thread. You give a new meaning to the word Lazy. LOL The job is not free if you need to spend money. Your labor might be free but the job isn't. It is no wonder no one follows your logic. LOL
Just go to the ****** job. LOL Thanks for the laugh. I am watching the Coke 600 and an add is on.
Like I said, I haven't even received the car to work on yet. You can call it what you want but if I can save myself some time without sacrificing the quality of my work then I'll do it. You can call it lazy, I'll call if efficient. I don't mind paying a little bit for a tool I know I'll use again in the future.