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Snap-On Impact driver

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JD Jim A.

10-16-2004 19:19:00




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Just picked up a used one and I am not sure how to use it properly. It is a 3/8" Impact driver, the kind that you pound on with a hammer. Dosn't seem to work. Do I just hold it by hand, or since the body of the tool is hex-shaped, hold it with a wrench, try to turn the direction I want the fastener to move, then hit it with the hammer?




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workhorse

10-17-2004 10:19:10




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 Re: Snap-On Impact driver in reply to JD Jim A., 10-16-2004 19:19:00  
great to get hondas apart--- even greater to keep harleys together



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Loren

10-17-2004 10:05:14




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 Re: Snap-On Impact driver in reply to JD Jim A., 10-16-2004 19:19:00  
like someone else has said they have an overcenter direction change to them. First get it headed the right way and I've had better luck by preloading the thing before you strike it. By this I mean to put turning pressure on it the direction you want the screw to turn.



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Chris(WA)

10-16-2004 20:42:47




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 Re: Snap-On Impact driver in reply to JD Jim A., 10-16-2004 19:19:00  
The drive end should be able to turn so you can reverse it. It will turn quite hard and snap over center. The idea is that as you hit it the mechanism inside turns the energy of the blow into rotational motion. It can be reversed to cause the energy to loosen or tighten. Have seen the idea of it going left or right throw a few people the first time they used one so I thought I would mention it. Nice tool to have. Esp. good to loosen the screws in the sides of motorcycle cases.

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RAB

10-17-2004 01:50:31




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 Re: Snap-On Impact driver in reply to Chris(WA), 10-16-2004 20:42:47  
Chris(WA),
If you mean those soft headed screws used on Hondas etc, I will give you, and everyone else, a tip for getting these undone easily without resorting to brute force or an impulse screwdriver. As most are sat on a flat ally cover you simply tap the head sideways slightly with a flat punch and the then unscrew them. Simple as that. Works most times with no damage to anything "cept a small mark on the screw, if you are not too careful.
Lots of allen screw headed bolt sets were/are sold as replacements because the screws were hard to get undone without damaging the heads. If only the owners knew how to get them undone without any difficulty!
Regards, RAB

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DLM

10-16-2004 19:29:23




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 Re: Snap-On Impact driver in reply to JD Jim A., 10-16-2004 19:19:00  
Hold it in your hand and twist the direction you want to turn then hit the end with a hammer. I have one like that and it works real well.



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