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Old 03-30-2005, 07:41 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Change wheels with power tools?

Does anyone using Mastercraft maximum cordless impact wrench to change wheels yourself?
Does it has strong enough of power to do that?
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Old 03-30-2005, 10:46 AM   #2 (permalink)
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just use some good ol' elbow grease . I do mine w/ out power tools, i use a tire iron or that thing that has the 4 ends w/ diff. sizes for the lugs.
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Old 03-30-2005, 01:23 PM   #3 (permalink)
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just use some good ol' elbow grease . I do mine w/ out power tools, i use a tire iron or that thing that has the 4 ends w/ diff. sizes for the lugs.
Thats because you dont have POWER TOOLS.........
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Old 03-30-2005, 01:25 PM   #4 (permalink)
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you need about 120 ft lbs to make the 85 ft lbs nuts to move ......that is if they are not over tight .....check the specs if in reverse its more than 120 then you will be good to go.........

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Old 03-30-2005, 05:09 PM   #5 (permalink)
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What is "elbow grease"? Do I need this for my matrix? Will it help it go faster? Also, Where the heck can I find blinker fluid at? I checked on ebay and found nothing and the dealer hung up on me. you would think they would be more polite. And someone told me to have them check the muffler bearings on my 30,000 mile check up.
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I got all the power i need in my right arm and some in my left too. "Elbow Grease" is a metaphor for strength or just have a couple of beers and go at it.
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Do I put the elbow grease on the lugs to help them come off? Or on the bearings to help the car go faster? Where can I get some?
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you just can't get elbow grease from anywhere u know.
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so you can get it from beer? Or would that be "synthetic" elbow grease? I guess some people can get it from beer? example...6 pack of courage?lol I'll stop now...hehehe
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Ya i bought the Mastercraft Maximum impact wrench and used it to change the winter over last week. Worked perfectly, even with the horribly overtorqued lugs nuts courtesy of my Toyota tech. They always torque the living hell out of them on me and i endup haveing to struggle with a breaker bar to loosen them.

The cordless impact wrench went right to work on them, came off like butter. I have been really impressed with it. My father was laughing at me when i bought, saying it won't be powerful enough for anything useful. After seeing it and using it himself he went out and bought one too.
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I got all the power i need in my right arm and some in my left too. "Elbow Grease" is a metaphor for strength or just have a couple of beers and go at it.
I think he is useing a metaphor for spanking his monkey....the grease is the lube probably KY gel and He is dateing the Palm sisters ....as he said He must like the Right one better than the Left........And a few beer will go a long way for a guy like this......It would likely be 12 beers ....USA beer is made from the water that they rince the Canadian beer vats with Water with a Hint of beer flavor....

Have fun With you Nuts xrs22

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Old 04-04-2005, 07:52 AM   #13 (permalink)
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^Hahahaha mike that was funny...or was it . Your desperatly trying to be funny but it doesn't become you and if your picking up on the sarcasm, i should think so 'cause i'm laying on pretty thick. Have fun w/ one thumb up your brown eye and the other in your mouth. Woww and as for the beer id'e rather drink this beer here in the states than what you have extracted from moose piss, wow what's that o'll a'boot.
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Old 04-05-2005, 07:27 PM   #14 (permalink)
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Ya i bought the Mastercraft Maximum impact wrench and used it to change the winter over last week. Worked perfectly, even with the horribly overtorqued lugs nuts courtesy of my Toyota tech. They always torque the living hell out of them on me and i endup haveing to struggle with a breaker bar to loosen them.

The cordless impact wrench went right to work on them, came off like butter. I have been really impressed with it. My father was laughing at me when i bought, saying it won't be powerful enough for anything useful. After seeing it and using it himself he went out and bought one too.
How much did that puppy run you anyway? PM me if necessary.
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