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Posted by mm on September 21, 2006, 4:13 pm
How do I use an impact wrench?
Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
from it? :)
If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
none of 5 screws will budge!
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Posted by RLM on September 21, 2006, 4:33 pm
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:13:26 -0400, mm wrote:
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> How do I use an impact wrench?
>
> Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
> use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
> from it? :)
>
>
> If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
> turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
> heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
> course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>
> Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
> screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>
>
>
> I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
> recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
> motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>
> I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
> it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
> remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
> none of 5 screws will budge!
Push the button toward the socket end to tighten. Push it to the rear to
remove.
Push forward on, push back off.
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Posted by RLM on September 21, 2006, 6:24 pm
On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:33:41 +0000, RLM wrote:
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> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:13:26 -0400, mm wrote:
>
>> How do I use an impact wrench?
>>
>> Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
>> use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
>> from it? :)
>>
>>
>> If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
>> turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
>> heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
>> course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>>
>> Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
>> screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>>
>>
>>
>> I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
>> recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
>> motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>>
>> I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
>> it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
>> remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
>> none of 5 screws will budge!
>
> Push the button toward the socket end to tighten. Push it to the rear to
> remove.
> Push forward on, push back off.
Did you mean an impact "driver"? Push in on the driver and twist in the
direction you want the screw to move. Lefty loosey, righty tighty. Then
hit it with a hammer.
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Posted by mm on September 21, 2006, 7:01 pm
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>On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:33:41 +0000, RLM wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:13:26 -0400, mm wrote:
>>
>>> How do I use an impact wrench?
>>>
>>> Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
>>> use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
>>> from it? :)
>>>
>>>
>>> If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
>>> turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
>>> heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
>>> course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>>>
>>> Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
>>> screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
>>> recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
>>> motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>>>
>>> I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
>>> it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
>>> remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
>>> none of 5 screws will budge!
>>
>> Push the button toward the socket end to tighten. Push it to the rear to
>> remove.
>> Push forward on, push back off.
>Did you mean an impact "driver"? Push in on the driver and twist in the
>direction you want the screw to move. Lefty loosey, righty tighty. Then
>hit it with a hammer.
I guess I did mean a driver. Sorry, and I appreciate the repost. Let
me try it and get back to you.
P.S. This accounts for why all my hits in google were were electric
impact wrenches! :)
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Posted by mm on September 22, 2006, 12:31 am
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>On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 20:33:41 +0000, RLM wrote:
>> On Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:13:26 -0400, mm wrote:
>>
>>> How do I use an impact wrench?
>>>
>>> Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
>>> use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
>>> from it? :)
>>>
>>>
>>> If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
>>> turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
>>> heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
>>> course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>>>
>>> Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
>>> screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
>>> recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
>>> motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>>>
>>> I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
>>> it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
>>> remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
>>> none of 5 screws will budge!
>>
>> Push the button toward the socket end to tighten. Push it to the rear to
>> remove.
>> Push forward on, push back off.
>Did you mean an impact "driver"? Push in on the driver and twist in the
>direction you want the screw to move. Lefty loosey, righty tighty. Then
>hit it with a hammer.
OK, I think that's what I've been doing, but tomorrow I'll only try it
one direction! (I tried a bit in the other direction when I got
frustrated.)
I think we're talknig about the same thing, but just in case, I found
a picture of another brand that looks much like it.
http://www.thetoolwarehouse.net/shop/LIS-29200.html
I think Don is talking about the same thing too, and that his
instructions are the same, although this one doesn't really click or
ratchet. It has two positions, left and right (but I haven't been
sure which is which) and will go from one to another if you twist
while pushing in.
Thanks to both of you.
Googling for impact driver still gave mostly impact wrenches,
especially cordless. Those probably work great for bolts, but won't
work at all I think for screws. It's the fact that the hammer is
hitting it and moving it towards the work at the same time that torque
is applied that keeps the bit in the slot. Yet based on the number of
hits, these don't seem very popular. Googling for
'impact driver' 'ace hardware'
lowes
'home depot'
'harbor freight'
gave hits but none were this manual driver.
They must not sell many of these things
(I included harbor freight expecially because it has the included
instructions as a downloadable file for, I think, everything they
sell.
Adding 'manual' didn't help, and gave me references to instruction
manuals, but not for manual impact drivers.
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> Which way should it turn when I'm compressing it if I am about to to
> use it to unscrew a bolt or screw? Which direction are you looking
> from it? :)
>
>
> If I push the front of wrench back into the back of the wrench it
> turns either clockwise or counterclockwise, when looked at from the
> heal of the wrench, depending on the setting. (The opposite of
> course when looked at from the tip of the wrench)
>
> Which way should it turn if I want to use it to unscrew a bolt or
> screw? Which way are you looking from it? :)
>
>
>
> I'm trying to unscrew the screws holding on the oil filter of my
> recently acquired 69 Honda, not run for 35 years. Also the starter
> motor cover. So I can clean and oil them respectively.
>
> I have this problem every time I need to use this wrench and I figure
> it out, but since I'm over 50, or maybe since I was 20, I can't
> remember from one time to the next! This time, I think I have it, but
> none of 5 screws will budge!