On Fri, Nov 3, 2023 at 2:07 AM William Park via talk <talk@gtalug.org> wrote: > > Hi (another very off topic), > > Wheel bolts on my VW are seized pretty hard. Standing on 24in breaker > bar doesn't help, and that's 300ft-lb torque. So, I'm thinking about > getting an impact wrench. Those with greater than 300ft-lb are very > expensive. I found one with 250ft-lb spec at my price range. > > Question is, is there difference between static torque vs impact torque? > In other words, will 250ft-lb impact wrench loosen 300ft-lb bolt? > > Browsing YouTube, I learned that torque specs are always misleading and > inflated. This means, I have to find 600ft-lb or greater, and that's > serious money. > ---
An easier and far cheaper option - - - - find yourself a 2' long chunk of pipe or tubing that fits over the breaker bar. (Need to overlap at least a couple if not 3 inches.) Place bar combination so it is slightly above horizontal. STOMP on the end of the sucker (your heel is better than at the instep especially in softer shoes - - - unless you're wearing decent 'work' boots). Its the impact that does the trick - - - far more than the weight. If you're thinking this might be problematic then put the combination (of bar and pipe) so the motion is upwards and lift up - - - using your legs!!!! (I've bent pipes and bars doing this but most definitely NOT on something as small as a VW. If you want a word for the pipe (extender) I was taught to call it a snipe. Have used such to exert as much as 2500 ft#s - - - that was using some more than a short snipe though!) HTH --- Post to this mailing list talk@gtalug.org Unsubscribe from this mailing list https://gtalug.org/mailman/listinfo/talk