mg325, first impressions, and a question or two.

[KinzeMech]

I just got a Snap On MG325 3/8" impact. I have a question or two.

A big reason I chose this one was the anvil stop feature. I'm tired of chasing slung nuts. How quickly should it stop? I put a heavy socket on it, and let it zing full speed, and it coasts to a stop in about a second. I put the same socket on my old impact, which has no anvil stop feature, and it coasts to a stop from full speed in a little over 3 seconds, so this is somewhat better, but less than I was expecting. My cordless impacts stop instantly. Is this normal operation, or is it possible mine has a malfunction?

Should the muffler felt cause much of a performance difference? Out of the box, I thought it was a little less powerful than I was expecting, but pulling out the muffler felt seemed to make a difference. Unfortunately, this little puppy is damned loud, and quite shrill, that muffler is definitely not staying out. It was wadded up and bunched over to make it quite dense, I'm thinking if I put it back in without wadding it up, that might make it flow air better while still muffling sufficiently.

 

[Skin]

Normal, the "anvil brake" is overrated and just part of SO marketing.

I always keep mine muffled as well, more powerful impacts that are also fairly quiet include the AWP038 from MAC and the Aircat 1355XL. The MG325s power is still quite suitable though, my opinion. It has no problem taking wheels off and doing most suspension/brake caliper bolts.

 

[MattPersman]

I love the anvil brake feature, I try to use my IR gun but the freewheeling drives me crazy after a couple days and I grab one of my snap on guns again.

I use mine with out the mufflers.

 

[KinzeMech]

How long does yours freewheel? I wonder if there's any adjustment to it.

 

[outdoorsman310]

I forgot about anvil brake. it helps but doesnt stop instantly. plus if it was a swivel socket spinning at top speed and stopped it might throw something? I don't use the mufflers. only complaint is the adjuster for airflow doesnt lock into position

 

[rayh91]

Mine stops after about a second. I took the muffler piece on day one so I'm not sure about the difference.

I wish the power adjustment was easier to turn though. I always have to use a torx bit to turn it but maybe it's just me.

 

[abvw]

If there's no resistance, anvil brake will not work. You will feel the difference once you use it on a fastener.

I also find the gun picks up quite a lot of heat from the socket when hammering away on lugs, the hammer case gets hot very quickly.

 

[chris142]

Fyi. My 325 quit after 2 weeks. So fixed it for free and its been fine except it seems to be a little down on power