Guys

I am after one of these but wanted peoples advice on their experience with them. I need it primarily to undo wheel bolts. Is the Sealey one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=320232353772&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=011
or the Clarke one
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Impact-Wrench-Cordless-24-0V-1-2-Sq-Dr-Clarke-CIR24_W0QQitemZ180228019076QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item180228019076

Are either any good?

Any other recommendations for up to £100 mark?

Thanks

Harvey

I would go for the Sealey one - over twice the torque for a little more money.

hi the sealey 1 is very good as it is 325 lb ft and Clark is poo and snap on is only 400lbft as my mate has 1 and it rocks rips wheels off all day long so go with the sealey cheers paul

[Edited on 29/3/08 by imp paul]

I understand that in the 'real world' the performance can be similar of impact wrenches with very different torque ratings. I can asses on paper (the same as the next man) which should be better but I was after that 'real world' experience and input!

and just to help you i just got the sealey 1 and its very cheap at that next 1 up is 400lbft and costs £199 so grab a good thing at £98

I have the clarke one and it's great, but can struggle with the odd wheel nut.

Wish I'd bought one at the start of the 1st build - would have saved so much time.

Pat...

My mate at work bought one similar to this only his is much more torque than that for 60 quid. We all thought itd be poo but its actually bloody good.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/24v-CORDLESS-IMPACT-WRENCH-DRIVER-POWER-TOOL-2-BATTERY_W0QQitemZ150229372295QQihZ005QQcategoryZ20777QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmd ZViewItem

[Edited on 29/3/08 by Danozeman]

I rarely use them for tightening anything, but they are always handy for getting stuff undone.
Without mine (I think rolson?) I would never have undone the drive sprocket nut (32mm) on my R1 engine.

I saw the Sealey but I'm not sure I believe its torque rating. In this independent test they don't rate it any better than the Machine Mart / Clarke one:

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/products/products/217677/impact_wrench_test.html

and further to this if you compare the design of the plastic body etc of the Clarke one you can see its seems exactly the same as many of the other generic cheaper clones e.g. Rolson etc. You can get these for about £60 inc post on eBay. At the shows recently they were £65 to take away.

I'd imagine a DeWalt / Makita / Snap On one at £300 or £400 or more would be better but 5 or 7 times better? Plus they usually only come with one batt whereas for £60 I got 2.

I've got the 18v version of the Clarke one from a group buy on the westfield forum. It cost me £20! Not hugely torquey but very useful tool. More torque the better for me- a mate has snap on 24v version and its a beast. Shame its so ridiculously dear. We use a Sparky 12v one at work from Machine Mart- its actually really good and very compact.

Thing is with any battery powered thing the power delivered will only be as good as the battery powering it. If the rating of battery is crap then the gun wont have much power.

Im sure if u got one with lower torque if you put a high output battery on it then it will be better. Not necesserily the volts but the actual power output.

If that makes any sense at all.

[Edited on 30/3/08 by Danozeman]

With my 18V one I did briefly consider wiring both the batteries together in series to give 36V

Not sure how long the motor or rattle gun gearbox bit would last though