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Old 11-01-2013, 08:29 AM   #715
Jimmy Stang
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Because I'm going to stop using my torque wrench for breaking nuts (thanks Pylon!), I'm thinking that I might pick up a cheap breaker bar (on sale for $20 : Link) or an electric impact wrench. There was a cheap one on sale for $40 until yesterday, but that sale is over unfortunately. Now there is a better one on sale for $80 : Link.

Does anyone have any experience with these electric ones? It'll probably only ever be used for loosening nuts during tire changeovers (usually three cars, twice a year). I could jerry-rig a "snipe", but I'd prefer a separate solution from my emergency spare tire one that I can keep in my garage.

Is it worth the 4x price difference over a manual breaker bar? The benefit is a little more efficiency, obviously. The $60 difference isn't going to put me in the poor house, but I am just curious to hear if others like their electric impact wrenches for this sort of thing.
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