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Originally Posted by Lubicon
I need to get a creeper stool.
I do use the electric impact gun from Canadian Tire, for me it's been a game changer. Not sure why by a couple of years ago I broke 3 studs taking lug nuts off and the CP consensus was it may have been due to side loading using the breaker bar. Zero issues since then and the power cord is a minor issue for me. Still thread them on by hand however and use a manual torque wrench.
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Perhaps it was the layout of my garage. Of course I could do the Tiktok method and stick a tennis ball in the tire gap so that the cord doesn't get snagged, but nah. Nothing against the corded ones. I was just happier with the cordless. Plus it fits in the tool tray of the creeper stool quite nicely.
For me, I like loosening with the breaker bar because I can kinda feel if something has seized. It didn't feel right and feels a little concerning to me if the impact wrench is clicking and clacking for half a dozen times before the lug nut comes off, especially when I can start to see the edges of the lug nut start to wear off from the socket after only a few times using that method. Of course that's also an indicator that my lug nuts are properly tightened, but still, I couldn't find that right balance of comfort, convenience and "this is normal" if I was potentially turning the lug nuts into cylinders by using that overpowered impact wrench long term.