Recommend me a screw impact driver
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Bruce57
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I bought a Porter Cable 20V Max from Lowes online for $79. I haven't seen any much cheaper. I found a coupon code to get the price down that low. The thing is very powerful and seems to be good quality. I use a Snap on 14.4 volt cordless impact at work and the Porter Cable seems to have similar power.
bcradio
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Craftsman should be about $20
rsanter
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If you are talking the type you hit with a hammer go with a Lyle or a craftsman
I have the craftsman and the snap on...both function equally
Bob
I have the craftsman and the snap on...both function equally
Bob
SASORacing
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get a cordless electric one, you will never use anything else. Check Craftsman etc for low deals, you dont need much power for screws. Save the power for a 3/8ths impact.
cosmik binturong
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get a Hecho en Mexico* Ko-ken Attack Driver and assorted bits, you won't regret it. 
* not really made in .mx, eh!
ps. don't forget to browse his other Ko-ken and KTC stuff: best price of the Planet.
* not really made in .mx, eh!
ps. don't forget to browse his other Ko-ken and KTC stuff: best price of the Planet.
firebox40dash5
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Headset press, bottom bracket spline and maybe spanner wrenches, same for cassettes/freewheels, chain whip, metric hex keys, spoke wrenches, cone/pedal wrenches.... look at a Park Tool catalog.
Though most bike shops I know of provide all but the most basic tools anyway... but tool addiction is fun.
firebox40dash5
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Ohhhhhh.
Then no... more like Motion Pro, and reduce the specialty tools a lot. Other than bigass hex key sockets for axles (as bigass regular sockets too for that matter) I have... uh... the Motion Pro bleeder wrenches. I use them on cars more than bikes though.
ttpete
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Park tool does bicycle tools.
Be more specific. Do you mean an impact driver you hit with a hammer or one that is a power tool? I have a small Bosch battery impact wrench and a Milwaukee battery pistol grip non-impact driver. Both use 1/4" hex shank tools, and are useful for motorcycle work, especially for bodywork and sidecover screws.
Dave455
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Another vote for the Ko Ken a Attack Driver!
I've broken others just removing brake disc screws, not these though!
If you're in the U.K. you can get them from Consolidated Tools in Manchester (details online). Just give 'em a ring. They are Ko Ken specialists and keep a hell of a lot in stock, and very easy to deal with!
I've broken others just removing brake disc screws, not these though!
If you're in the U.K. you can get them from Consolidated Tools in Manchester (details online). Just give 'em a ring. They are Ko Ken specialists and keep a hell of a lot in stock, and very easy to deal with!
I have a Cornwell that's been awesome, it's held up well. Picked it up for $25 on craigslist, it had never been used.
I'd check out craigslist in the local area and see if you can find a cheap buy.
Waggoner72
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I do a lot of dirt bike work, some tools I'd recommend are,
-Motion pro T-handle that you can put the socket on
-self brake bleeder (basically a hose with a one way valve in it so it can't back flow)
-good digital micrometer
-flywheel pullers for whatever type of motorcycles you work on
-case splitter
-set of metric hex sockets
-torque wrench inch and foot lb one. About 10-250 inch lbs and 10-150 foot lbs.
-ratcheting wrenches
That's about all I can think of, but that stuff is more geared toward dirt bikes.
-Motion pro T-handle that you can put the socket on
-self brake bleeder (basically a hose with a one way valve in it so it can't back flow)
-good digital micrometer
-flywheel pullers for whatever type of motorcycles you work on
-case splitter
-set of metric hex sockets
-torque wrench inch and foot lb one. About 10-250 inch lbs and 10-150 foot lbs.
-ratcheting wrenches
That's about all I can think of, but that stuff is more geared toward dirt bikes.
1foxracing
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The best Bike tool you could purchase would be a motorcycle lift, it's by far the most useful motorcycle specific tool I own.
This is a real handy tool for removing the front axle of sportbikes, many other companies make them as well.
Well, the best are probably the Handy Lifts, although there may be some very good European lifts that we never see here. Whether you have them there or not I wouldn't know, and they aren't cheap. There are a number of serviceable Asian import lifts also, that, of course, are cheaper than the Handys or other similar North American/European lifts. I suspect that most of the brands we'd recommend you won't have over there. You may be best served by finding a UK/European forum for bike nuts to get specific input that knows your market.
theoldwizard1
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Yes
Lisle 30200 Hand Impact Tool Set - $31 Amazon
As stated, it will last you a life time.
Now, I wonder where I stored mine last time I used it probably 20+ years ago ?
PBCampbell
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Inevitably you'll need replacement bits. http://www.amazon.com/dp/B000VUR6CE/?tag=atomicindus08-20
dede2897234
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get a Hecho en Mexico* Ko-ken Attack Driver and assorted bits, you won't regret it.
* not really made in .mx, eh!
ps. don't forget to browse his other Ko-ken and KTC stuff: best price of the Planet.
Merbie,
I have spent hundreds of dollars with the Mexican eBay seller "datsun-kentigo" over the last couple years for Japanese made Ko-ken and KTC hand tools. He's been great as far as communication, fast shipping, awesome tool prices, and combined shipping fees.
Ko-ken and KTC (Kyoto Tool Company) are high-end tool manufacturers. You will not be disappointed if you choose to buy a Ko-ken Attack Driver. You might be interested in this KTC motorcyle tool set available at his eBay store: LINK.
Dave
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Another vote for the Koken Attack Driver.
Stupidly I remove the entire rear suspension from an older BMW without loosening the axle drive shaft bolts that attach to the diff. Out of factory they are torqued to about 65Nm, and I simply could generate that torque or more without the axles wanting to turn. Out came my Attack Driver. 3-4 hits and the bolts would start turning. With 6 bolts per axle, my attack driver absolutely saved me...alternative was spending 2-3hrs putting the suspension back in...
Stupidly I remove the entire rear suspension from an older BMW without loosening the axle drive shaft bolts that attach to the diff. Out of factory they are torqued to about 65Nm, and I simply could generate that torque or more without the axles wanting to turn. Out came my Attack Driver. 3-4 hits and the bolts would start turning. With 6 bolts per axle, my attack driver absolutely saved me...alternative was spending 2-3hrs putting the suspension back in...
dede2897234
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Merbie,
GJ member "Rosso" owns a Teng hand impact driver. He comments about the tool in post #6 in the following thread: LINK.
For the same or a little more coin as the Teng, I would purchase the Ko-ken Attack Driver from "datsun-kentigo" on e-Bay. He ships internationally too.
If interested, check out the the Ko-ken Attack Driver and Ko-ken impact bits I purchased from "datsun-kentigo" last month in the "Tools of Japan" thread (post# 884): LINK.
Dave
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n8n
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Snap-On is the best I've used. Got mine used at pawn shop for $50.
Gave away a Lisle one when I got the Snap-On. The driver was good but the bits were garbage. My #3 Phillips looked like a soft serve cone after only a few weeks of use.
