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Lidl Impact Wrench
907 - 29/3/18 at 06:36 PM

Lidl Parkside mains electric Impact Wrench £29.99

I was looking at these today and almost bought one.


Anyone got one? Any recommendations? Seems to cheap to be any good.


Paul G

SJ - 29/3/18 at 08:03 PM

Was thinking the same myself on Wednesday when I was in Lidl. My experience of Lidl tools generally is not bad

[Edited on 29/3/18 by SJ]

907 - 29/3/18 at 08:38 PM

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Originally posted by SJ
Was thinking the same myself on Wednesday when I was in Lidl. My experience of Lidl tools generally is not bad

[Edited on 29/3/18 by SJ]




Thanks for the reply.

Mmmm, I'm in two minds.
I bought an Aldi SDS drill years ago and that seen sterling service and still going strong.


Pity I can't drive the tin top into the store and ask them to take the wheels off.

theconrodkid - 30/3/18 at 07:45 AM

i got one with their compressor, not an earth mover but does the job, just check the torque of wheel nuts etc afterwards

jps - 30/3/18 at 11:16 AM

I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?

907 - 30/3/18 at 02:00 PM

quote:
Originally posted by jps
I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?



A rack full at Haverhill. 8 to 10. I didn't count exactly

[Edited on 30/3/18 by 907]

jps - 30/3/18 at 03:14 PM

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Originally posted by 907
quote:
Originally posted by jps
I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?



A rack full at Haverhill. 8 to 10. I didn't count exactly

[Edited on 30/3/18 by 907]


Cheers, I dropped by the one in Colchester and picked one up. They are also selling a 25 mtr extension cable with an 'outdoor' socket for £18 so I picked up one of those too.

907 - 30/3/18 at 09:56 PM

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Originally posted by jps
quote:
Originally posted by 907
quote:
Originally posted by jps
I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?



A rack full at Haverhill. 8 to 10. I didn't count exactly

[Edited on 30/3/18 by 907]


Cheers, I dropped by the one in Colchester and picked one up. They are also selling a 25 mtr extension cable with an 'outdoor' socket for £18 so I picked up one of those too.





Come on then. Whats it like? Has every car in your street now lost its wheels?


Seriously, if you tighten a wheel nut to 120 ft lb with a torque wrench will the gun undo it?


Sitting on the edge of my seat awaiting reply. Paul G

jacko - 31/3/18 at 10:18 AM

One of the lads at work has a lidl one and i have a Aldi one both seam to be good
Also i was looking at a sealy book and the aldi one is exactly the same
jacko

jps - 31/3/18 at 12:30 PM

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Originally posted by 907
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Originally posted by jps
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Originally posted by 907
quote:
Originally posted by jps
I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?



A rack full at Haverhill. 8 to 10. I didn't count exactly

[Edited on 30/3/18 by 907]


Cheers, I dropped by the one in Colchester and picked one up. They are also selling a 25 mtr extension cable with an 'outdoor' socket for £18 so I picked up one of those too.





Come on then. Whats it like? Has every car in your street now lost its wheels?


Seriously, if you tighten a wheel nut to 120 ft lb with a torque wrench will the gun undo it?


Sitting on the edge of my seat awaiting reply. Paul G


I don't have a torque wrench to tighten first (all I've done so far is take stuff apart for my build!) but I have just buzzed the wheel nuts of my Sierra no problem. The real test will be next week when the 41mm socket turns up and I try to undo the 280lb/ft hub nuts :-)

907 - 31/3/18 at 04:09 PM

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Originally posted by jps
quote:
Originally posted by 907
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Originally posted by jps
quote:
Originally posted by 907
quote:
Originally posted by jps
I was thinking of popping out to get one, worth a punt at that price I reckon, but an impact driver isn't listed on the Lidl website under the current offer (https://www.lidl.co.uk/en/Non-Food-Offers.htm?id=589&week=1). Did they have a stack of them or was it just a single one?



A rack full at Haverhill. 8 to 10. I didn't count exactly

[Edited on 30/3/18 by 907]


Cheers, I dropped by the one in Colchester and picked one up. They are also selling a 25 mtr extension cable with an 'outdoor' socket for £18 so I picked up one of those too.





Come on then. Whats it like? Has every car in your street now lost its wheels?


Seriously, if you tighten a wheel nut to 120 ft lb with a torque wrench will the gun undo it?


Sitting on the edge of my seat awaiting reply. Paul G


I don't have a torque wrench to tighten first (all I've done so far is take stuff apart for my build!) but I have just buzzed the wheel nuts of my Sierra no problem. The real test will be next week when the 41mm socket turns up and I try to undo the 280lb/ft hub nuts :-)







I bought one in Haverhill Lidl lunchtime but didn't get the lead. Instead I bought a large bar of dark chocolate that for 79p seemed a better deal.

Tried it out on the Suttol wheel nuts and it spun them off like they wasn't even done up.
It has a lower safety setting when tightening so I used the tool then checked with the torque wrench and it had tightened to 80 ft lb.
Four clicks wth the torque wrench and they were tight at 105 ft lb.

Very pleased with it. The only snag is that it won't undo l/h threads with this safety setting.

Not sure about your hub nuts.


ATB
Paul G

jps - 31/3/18 at 06:33 PM

There's always the 'jumping on the breaker bar' technique, it's been a while since I broke any tools...

And yes, one of the hub nuts will be left-hand thread... bugger...

02GF74 - 2/4/18 at 02:17 PM

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Originally posted by jps

And yes, one of the hub nuts will be left-hand thread... bugger...


What makes you say that? I ve never come across a LH hub nut, usually have a mechanical system such as split pin, deformable nut to stop it undoing.

Different story on bike drive train.

jps - 2/4/18 at 03:49 PM

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Originally posted by 02GF74
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Originally posted by jps

And yes, one of the hub nuts will be left-hand thread... bugger...


What makes you say that? I ve never come across a LH hub nut, usually have a mechanical system such as split pin, deformable nut to stop it undoing.

Different story on bike drive train.


I've read quite a few things saying the Sierra hub nuts are handed - E.g. http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=209260 and https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=30&t=735383

And I don't think there's a split pin (or a hole to put one through) on the Sierra driveshafts I have - but I will take a closer look when next in the garage....

[Edited on 2/4/18 by jps]

tims31 - 2/4/18 at 04:26 PM

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Originally posted by jps
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Originally posted by 02GF74
quote:
Originally posted by jps

And yes, one of the hub nuts will be left-hand thread... bugger...


What makes you say that? I ve never come across a LH hub nut, usually have a mechanical system such as split pin, deformable nut to stop it undoing.

Different story on bike drive train.


I've read quite a few things saying the Sierra hub nuts are handed - E.g. http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=209260 and https://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&f=30&t=735383

And I don't think there's a split pin (or a hole to put one through) on the Sierra driveshafts I have - but I will take a closer look when next in the garage....

[Edited on 2/4/18 by jps]


Yep, can confirm the Sierra hub nuts (Rear) are handed and not split pinned, Nyloc nuts