I've got one of these things:




The trouble is, it's got no torque - it stalls quite easily, as soon as I touch it to anything. How much torque should I expect? I've tried it on the recommended pressure, and with a large-bore hose, but get the same result.

Unfortunately this was a present, and its first use was a very long time after I got it. Now it's much too late to return it...

How hard are these things to strip down? That may be the last resort...

David

i had this with both my impact wrench (was still usable) and my DA that would stall as soon as you put it against anything, oiled them and they are a lot better!

Presumably the oil doesn't just lubricate the motor it helps the sealing of the motor... IE without oil the air will leak through the motor without imparting much in the way of oooomph... Might be wrong though

Concur - a little oil, and run at fairly high pressure (I run mine at 125 PSI), and they work great.

I always squirt some oil into all of my air tools before use (and it always seems to end up all over my hands... )

I haven't tried it at a higher pressure - only 90psi - or whatever the leaflet says, anyway.

is the CFM of your compressor enough to run it?.

Ray

Yep - it's a good-sized compressor with a large tank. Can't remember the exact size, but I went for a generous size when I bought it.