B-b-bump. It's that time again.
I switched one car over to winters on Friday at my father-in-law's shop. Earlier in the thread I asked some questions about doing my own changeovers as I'd like to learn how and also not have to bug someone else to do it for me.
A couple more questions for those not so inept as myself, if I may:
- Anyone had any experience with electric impact wrenches? I have a compressor, but an electric one just strikes me as more convenient. The compressor doesn't have a huge tank and I'd be doing this in a fairly enclosed space (standard 2-car garage), so if I can avoid having it constantly running, my ears and sanity would benefit greatly. This is one that I am looking at:
http://www.canadiantire.ca/AST/brows....jsp?locale=en
- A torque wrench for final hand tightening seems like the smart thing to do, even with an impact wrench. Would an el cheapo torque wrench do the trick for this? Or should I invest in something more?
Keep in mind that I'll be using this stuff precisely twice per year - spring and fall wheel changeovers on two cars. Anything more advanced than that and the car goes to the father-in-law's shop. So I'd rather not spend an arm and a leg on something that is way more than what this grasshopper needs.