Milwaukee hex to 3/8 conversion?

[robe5000]

I might be stuck with buying a 2653 1/4 hex driver, I was wondering if anyone has tried or knows if you can change the anvil to a 3/8 hog ring anvil?

 

[Fcvapor05]

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/accessories/fastening/48-32-5031

 

[robe5000]

http://www.milwaukeetool.com/accessories/fastening/48-32-5031

No, but thank you for the suggestion

 

[Ign]

I've heard people here say it can be done, but I don't recall any write-ups, pics, and I can't find the thread where someone said it was possible.

Found it for Dewalt, FWIW
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99541

 

[Fcvapor05]

No, but thank you for the suggestion

You're getting the same functionality. Changing the anvil means changing the whole front end, which I would assume is at least as expensive as just buying the bare tool version of what you really need.

I wouldn't use a normal hex/square adapter in an impact, but the Milwaukee ones are impact rated.

 

[rmsg0040]

I don't see why you would buy a 1/4 hex impact driver and try to convert it. Wouldn't it be easier to buy a 3/8 impact?

 

[Techie1961]

I use the 1/4" hex to 1/4", 3/8" and 1/2" square adapters all the time with a Milwaukee Fuel 18v impact driver. I regularly stall it out and push it hard, all the time. You won't have any issues using adapters. I may be a bit off on this as I have no idea what a "3/8 hog ring anvil" is and am assuming it is a square socket drive.

 

[ADSR]

I don't see why you would buy a 1/4 hex impact driver and try to convert it. Wouldn't it be easier to buy a 3/8 impact?

+1

 

[robe5000]

I've heard people here say it can be done, but I don't recall any write-ups, pics, and I can't find the thread where someone said it was possible.

Found it for Dewalt, FWIW
http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=99541

I thought I did as well, I looked at the parts break down for each unit, looks doable, just not sure on the front gear case

Thank you for the useful input, it's terribly hard to come by

 

[robe5000]

+1

I don't see why you would buy a 1/4 hex impact driver and try to convert it. Wouldn't it be easier to buy a 3/8 impact?

Like I said in my original post, "I might be stuck with"
So no, it would not be easier.

 

[robe5000]

You're getting the same functionality. Changing the anvil means changing the whole front end, which I would assume is at least as expensive as just buying the bare tool version of what you really need.

I wouldn't use a normal hex/square adapter in an impact, but the Milwaukee ones are impact rated.

15$ for the gear case and 12$ for the 3/8 anvil, almost 200$ for the bare tool
All I'm trying to do is find out if the conversion will work

Thank you for your input

 

[Fcvapor05]

15$ for the gear case and 12$ for the 3/8 anvil, almost 200$ for the bare tool
All I'm trying to do is find out if the conversion will work

Thank you for your input

The bare tool is $200 in Canada?

Ouch.

 

[rmsg0040]

Any particular reason as to not wanting to use a hex to square adapter?

 

[ADSR]

The bare tool is $200 in Canada?

Ouch.

157


http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2654-20-m18-fuel-38-impact-wrench-w-fricton-ring/

 

[Fcvapor05]

15$ for the gear case and 12$ for the 3/8 anvil, almost 200$ for the bare tool
All I'm trying to do is find out if the conversion will work

Thank you for your input

There's a lot more than just those two parts that's different in the two diagrams.

Also, if you convert a 1/4" hex driver to 3/8", I'd bet the farm you're tool is no longer covered by the warranty.

 

[ADSR]

There's a lot more than just those two parts that's different in the two diagrams.

Also, if you convert a 1/4" hex driver to 3/8", I'd bet the farm you're tool is no longer covered by the warranty.

You're only getting 140ft/lb vs 200ft/lb as well.

 

[robe5000]

157


http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2654-20-m18-fuel-38-impact-wrench-w-fricton-ring/

Tax and shipping included? No ? Like I said almost $200

 

[robe5000]

There's a lot more than just those two parts that's different in the two diagrams.

Also, if you convert a 1/4" hex driver to 3/8", I'd bet the farm you're tool is no longer covered by the warranty.

I don't see much else different bud...
Also, you really looked up the diagrams!? Tooooo what? Prove me wrong or a point?im trying to find out if it's doable, I don't care about adaptors and warranty and what ever else your going to pull out of the sky
Before replying, please look at my original post
If you STILL do not have an answer to the question, well I think you know what you can do

 

[robe5000]

Any particular reason as to not wanting to use a hex to square adapter?

Because I have a 1/4" hex and I want it to be 3/8 square, why is that not a good enough reason for anyone!?

 

[Fcvapor05]

I don't see much else different bud...
Also, you really looked up the diagrams!? Tooooo what? Prove me wrong or a point?im trying to find out if it's doable, I don't care about adaptors and warranty and what ever else your going to pull out of the sky
Before replying, please look at my original post
If you STILL do not have an answer to the question, well I think you know what you can do

I looked up the diagrams, bud, since it takes about 3 seconds, in an effort to help you.

If you're going to be a ******** when people try to help you solve a problem, well I think you know what you can do.

 

[robe5000]

I looked up the diagrams, bud, since it takes about 3 seconds, in an effort to help you.

If you're going to be a ******** when people try to help you solve a problem, well I think you know what you can do.

My bad, your BS combined with everyone else's just has me a bit ticked
I apologize Hun, no big deal though, what's one more useless thread right?

 

[Fcvapor05]

My bad, your BS combined with everyone else's just has me a bit ticked
I apologize Hun, no big deal though, what's one more useless thread right?

Canadians were so nice when I lived there. What happened?

I'll try to help you one more time:

1/4" hex impact driver, $129 CD

http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2653-20-m18-14-fuel-hex-impact-driver/

+ ~$30 CD in parts

= $159 CD, and a tool with no warranty

OR....

3/8" friction ring impact driver, $157 CD

http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2654-20-m18-fuel-38-impact-wrench-w-fricton-ring/

= $157 CD (hint: $157 < $159), and the good 'ol 5 year Milwaukee warranty, and 200 ft-lbs instead of 140.

I know which one I'd choose.

Seems to me the responses you're getting are not what you wanted to hear because, well, what you wanted to hear doesn't seem to make any sense.

If you are ordering the tool online, the cost for converting a tool is about the same. If you're buying the tool in a store that only has the hex, odds are pretty good they can order the one you actually need.

 

[robe5000]

Canadians used to be so nice.

I'll try to help you one more time:

1/4" hex impact driver, $129 CD

http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2653-20-m18-14-fuel-hex-impact-driver/

+ ~$30 CD in parts

= $159 CD, and a tool with no warranty

OR....

3/8" friction ring impact driver, $157 CD

http://bcfasteners.com/shop/milwaukee-2654-20-m18-fuel-38-impact-wrench-w-fricton-ring/

= $157 (hint: $157 < $159) CD, and the good 'ol 5 year Milwaukee warranty, and 200 ft-lbs instead of 140.

I know which one I'd choose.

The responses you're getting are not what you wanted to hear because, well, what you wanted to hear doesn't seem to make any sense.

If you are ordering the tool online, the cost for converting a tool is about the same. If you're buying the tool in a store that only has the hex, odds are pretty good they can order the one you actually need.

It's the oil, destroying this country...

I'm not sure how this does not make sense...
I have 1/4 hex....I don't want it, I don't want to sell it or turn it into anything else I don't want, what I do want is a 3/8 impact
Can I convert it?......without sticking an F'ing adaptor on the end of it...

I'm not ordering it online or getting it in any store

I do thank you for your time, I hope we can still be besties

 

[Fcvapor05]

It's the oil, destroying this country...

I'm not sure how this does not make sense...
I have 1/4 hex....I don't want it, I don't want to sell it or turn it into anything else I don't want, what I do want is a 3/8 impact
Can I convert it?......without sticking an F'ing adaptor on the end of it...

I'm not ordering it online or getting it in any store

I do thank you for your time, I hope we can still be besties

You didn't say you already owned the tool. You said this:

I might be stuck with buying a 2653 1/4 hex driver, I was wondering if anyone has tried or knows if you can change the anvil to a 3/8 hog ring anvil?

Which makes it sound like you're going to buy the tool, but the only one available to you is the 1/4" hex version, which doesn't make sense.

If you had said you already had the tool in the first post, all these answers probably would have been very different.

 

[rlitman]

You're only getting 140ft/lb vs 200ft/lb as well.

Yep. The 1/4" hex shank is thin enough that it acts like a torque stick, and prevents you from getting the full power out of a 3/8" socket with an adapter.

I'm not terribly affected by that small loss of power (I'll just move up to a 1/2" impact if I need it), but I can see how it would bother some.

Now if they offered a hex/square combo end like Bosch makes, that would be awesome.

 

[Fcvapor05]

Yep. The 1/4" hex shank is thin enough that it acts like a torque stick, and prevents you from getting the full power out of a 3/8" socket with an adapter.

I'm not terribly affected by that small loss of power (I'll just move up to a 1/2" impact if I need it), but I can see how it would bother some.

Now if they offered a hex/square combo end like Bosch makes, that would be awesome.

The motors of the two tools are also not the same.

 

[robe5000]

You didn't say you already owned the tool. You said this:



Which makes it sound like you're going to buy the tool, but the only one available to you is the 1/4" hex version, which doesn't make sense.

If you had said you already had the tool in the first post, all these answers probably would have been very different.

I don't own the tool yet, I have a perfectly reasonably explanation for wanting to do this, because I can should be good enough....

I'm guessing this isn't the place to ask if I can paint my red car blue!?

 

[ChevyEFI]

I might be stuck with buying a 2653 1/4 hex driver

Can you explain "stuck" please?

 

[ChevyEFI]

I don't own the tool yet, I have a perfectly reasonably explanation for wanting to do this, because I can should be good enough....

I'm guessing this isn't the place to ask if I can paint my red car blue!?

You realize your avatar makes others think of you as a blockhead, yes?

 

[Fcvapor05]

I don't own the tool yet, I have a perfectly reasonably explanation for wanting to do this, because I can should be good enough....

I'm guessing this isn't the place to ask if I can paint my red car blue!?

You can paint your car whatever color you like.

But if you make a thread that says "I'm at Pizza Pizza and I want a cheese pizza, can I make a cheese pizza by picking the pepperonis off of a pepperoni pizza?" don't get pissy when most of the responses say "uh... dude... just order a cheese pizza".

 

[Brians VWss]

You can paint your car whatever color you like.

But if you make a thread that says "I'm at Pizza Pizza and I want a cheese pizza, can I make a cheese pizza by picking the pepperonis off of a pepperoni pizza? " don't get pissy when most of the responses say "uh... dude... just order a cheese pizza".

That sums it up right there.
I was reading this and I was like WTF.
Although I have a xtra craftsman 19.2 hex driver I was looking to see if I could swap out the hex with a 3/8 drive, but could not find the anvil seperate when I looked into it awhile ago

 

[alinc100]

I think the OP should order this through JCCayer and ask the same question.
I have a feeling the response would be EPIC!!

 

[ADSR]

I think the OP should order this through JCCayer and ask the same question.
I have a feeling the response would be EPIC!!

LMFAOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!

 

[Ign]

I thought I did as well, I looked at the parts break down for each unit, looks doable, just not sure on the front gear case

Thank you for the useful input, it's terribly hard to come by

I know, I've been in your shoes many times. You simply ask for facts or tech and you just get opinions or obvious alternatives. People think they're being helpful, but they're just wasting bandwidth.

If you haven't already done so, you'll have to give up here and just strike out on your own. Order the parts, hope it works, and then you can post back w a nice tech write-up that might be helpful to the next person who has this question.

I only skimmed the Dewalt thread, but didn't basically the same thing happen there?

Anyway, good luck! And I'd be interested in your findings FWIW

 

[robe5000]

I know, I've been in your shoes many times. You simply ask for facts or tech and you just get opinions or obvious alternatives. People think they're being helpful, but they're just wasting bandwidth.

If you haven't already done so, you'll have to give up here and just strike out on your own. Order the parts, hope it works, and then you can post back w a nice tech write-up that might be helpful to the next person who has this question.

I only skimmed the Dewalt thread, but didn't basically the same thing happen there?

Anyway, good luck! And I'd be interested in your findings FWIW

I'll speak with my Milwaukee service guy, I'm sure he can give me a yes or no without veering off into space

I think my problem started when I mentioned Milwaukee, seems like that or snap-on gets mentions and you might as well put up a sign that says "party under the scary old bridge"

Although I guess I let myself act trollish as well, oh well like I said, what's one more useless thread....

 

[robe5000]

Know what I mean

 

[dudutzu905]

Yes, it can be done! all you need is the $12 anvil
I did mine a long time ago, and don't have a write up for you, but all you have to do is to take the snap ring of from the sleeve on the 1/4 hex, then the 4 screws that holds the front casing and the rest is pretty self explanatory

 

[robe5000]

Yes, it can be done! all you need is the $12 anvil
I did mine a long time ago, and don't have a write up for you, but all you have to do is to take the snap ring of from the sleeve on the 1/4 hex, then the 4 screws that holds the front casing and the rest is pretty self explanatory

n

 

[kctyphoon]

You'd be better off "probably" with buying a 3/8" impact wrench and then getting the 3/8 square to 1/4 hex shockwave adapter. Or just do like most of us, and buy both tools.

 

[ChevyEFI]

You'd be better off "probably" with buying a 3/8" impact wrench and then getting the 3/8 square to 1/4 hex shockwave adapter. Or just do like most of us, and buy both tools.

We gotta take the search feature from you.