A butterfly is an impact wrench but it about the size of 2 packs of cigaretts back to back with a butterfly switch on top. You push the right side it goes clockwise, left is counter clockwise. Very fast after it breaks the bolt loose with the impact hammer.
I have both and would be more than happy to let you borrow both and try them before you buy, or just borrow them when you need them. The only time I use them is when I am working on a car, and that is not very often anymore. On 1/30/08, OK Don <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I was thinking of those longer bolts, and those times when there's a > lot of them to turn. My arthritic wrists aren't what they used to be. > I wouldn't expect it break anything loose, just do the repetitive > work. What is a butterfly impact, and what will it do that a fly > swatter won't? > > > As for the ratchet I have one, but I find I use my 3/8" butterfly impact > a > > lot more than the ratchet. The only time I use the ratchet is for a long > > bolt that I cant get the butterfly too. The ratchet is slow, and not > strong > > enough to break anything loose with air pressure alone. > > > > > -- > OK Don, KD5NRO > Norman, OK > "There are three kinds of lies: lies, damn lies, and statistics." > -Benjamin Disraeli and/or Mark Twain > '90 300D, '87 300SDL, '81 240D, '78 450SLC, '97 Ply Grand Voyager > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ > For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > -- OK Richard 1987 300D 193k with miles and miles to go!!! Midwest City, Oklahoma _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com