Oo man! I didn't know till I saw this vid that there WAS such a tool! So, many thanks from all DIYers like me for educating us in such an interactive manner. Keep up the awesome work!
For hard stuck on screws like that it is best to use the impact screwdriver instead of an impact driver. With an impact driver you still risk stripping the screw. An impact screwdriver applies force from the hammer in two ways. The blow will keep the screw firmly in the slots and also a twisting motion at the same time. With an impact driver you won't be able to put enough force behind it and the screw bit will try slip out thus stripping the scew. I have a impact screwdriver and I have used it on stuck large screws all the way down to small screws on a motorcycle carburetor. The screws were stuck on carburetor pretty good and they were getting stripped. The impact screwdriver loosten them easily. As for the tightening setting, yes it can be helpful. My carburetor screws were stripped some that I had a some trouble trying to tighten the screws back because the screwdriver was slipping out. My motorcycle is old and it was difficult finding pretty much any parts for it and parts weren't cheap. Well anyways I used the tighten setting and and it is same procedure as loosening. I used light taps and tightened the screws and no issues. Couldn't of done it without the tool.
The reason I bought this over an impact screwdriver was, from what I see, you could put more foot pounds of torque on it. My understanding is both operate the same? I did use JIS bits and it fit almost perfectly. There was no slippage as I did keep pressure on it. And it twists upon hitting it with the hammer. Am I misunderstanding something here? I was however thinking about getting the impact screwdriver for light applications/smaller screws. For eg some screws that I have damaged before on plastic to plastic applications (MAF, MAP sensor screws), using the heavy impact driver may actually damage the the plastic housing. Maybe, not sure. Thanks for sharing a tightening senario, now I could see myself using it one day :).
@@TheWrenchWiz a powered impact driver will apply torque yes. But the powered driver applys force only in the twisting. And if you have a really stubborn screw then the twisting force will try and force the tip of your bit out because the design of the srew bit and the screw slots are sloped. You can put your weight behind it but sometimes it is not enough to keep the bit seated. With the manual impact screwdriver it is designed to apply force downwards to keep it from slipping out, and also twisting at the same time in one blow with a hammer. Those two actions together are not achievable with an impact driver. Smacking something with a hammer has a lot of energy being transferred. A powered impact driver works great on screws that are not stuck, but a disaster for stuck screws. With nuts or bolts it would be ok. Yeah when I finally got one of these tools I thought to myself, why didn't I get one of these sooner? All these years it would of saved me a lot of grief. Haha. If it gets you out of a jam once or twice it would of paid been well worth it.
Just went through this with a 2016 Kia Soul. Was hammering on the rotor after taking off the caliper and caliper bracket. Spraying it with penetrant and hammering and hammering wondering why the rotor wouldn’t come off. Thought it was rust welded. A friend came over and took a look and said “bro, the rotor screws” Duh. Screws came off easily afterwards from all the pounding and lube I sprayed. Everything went smoothly thereafter.
@@TheWrenchWiz I knew it had them because I had the HF impact screwdriver tool with me which I used for the said cars front rotors previously. I just totally forgot about those screws; there was so much rust and dirt/grime on the rotors and screws were obscured (senior moment). Thanks for the kind comment! 🙏
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Oo man! I didn't know till I saw this vid that there WAS such a tool! So, many thanks from all DIYers like me for educating us in such an interactive manner. Keep up the awesome work!
Thanks!
Best tool for those screws you really don’t want to strip. I use it also on the shield for the rotor whenever I do wheel bearings.
Good to know, haven't had the need yet to do a wheel bearing.
For hard stuck on screws like that it is best to use the impact screwdriver instead of an impact driver. With an impact driver you still risk stripping the screw.
An impact screwdriver applies force from the hammer in two ways. The blow will keep the screw firmly in the slots and also a twisting motion at the same time. With an impact driver you won't be able to put enough force behind it and the screw bit will try slip out thus stripping the scew.
I have a impact screwdriver and I have used it on stuck large screws all the way down to small screws on a motorcycle carburetor. The screws were stuck on carburetor pretty good and they were getting stripped. The impact screwdriver loosten them easily.
As for the tightening setting, yes it can be helpful. My carburetor screws were stripped some that I had a some trouble trying to tighten the screws back because the screwdriver was slipping out. My motorcycle is old and it was difficult finding pretty much any parts for it and parts weren't cheap. Well anyways I used the tighten setting and and it is same procedure as loosening. I used light taps and tightened the screws and no issues. Couldn't of done it without the tool.
The reason I bought this over an impact screwdriver was, from what I see, you could put more foot pounds of torque on it.
My understanding is both operate the same? I did use JIS bits and it fit almost perfectly. There was no slippage as I did keep pressure on it. And it twists upon hitting it with the hammer. Am I misunderstanding something here?
I was however thinking about getting the impact screwdriver for light applications/smaller screws. For eg some screws that I have damaged before on plastic to plastic applications (MAF, MAP sensor screws), using the heavy impact driver may actually damage the the plastic housing. Maybe, not sure.
Thanks for sharing a tightening senario, now I could see myself using it one day :).
@@TheWrenchWiz a powered impact driver will apply torque yes. But the powered driver applys force only in the twisting. And if you have a really stubborn screw then the twisting force will try and force the tip of your bit out because the design of the srew bit and the screw slots are sloped. You can put your weight behind it but sometimes it is not enough to keep the bit seated.
With the manual impact screwdriver it is designed to apply force downwards to keep it from slipping out, and also twisting at the same time in one blow with a hammer. Those two actions together are not achievable with an impact driver. Smacking something with a hammer has a lot of energy being transferred.
A powered impact driver works great on screws that are not stuck, but a disaster for stuck screws. With nuts or bolts it would be ok.
Yeah when I finally got one of these tools I thought to myself, why didn't I get one of these sooner? All these years it would of saved me a lot of grief. Haha. If it gets you out of a jam once or twice it would of paid been well worth it.
Well the grief makes us appreciate these tools more :). Thanks for the clarification.
Just went through this with a 2016 Kia Soul. Was hammering on the rotor after taking off the caliper and caliper bracket. Spraying it with penetrant and hammering and hammering wondering why the rotor wouldn’t come off. Thought it was rust welded.
A friend came over and took a look and said “bro, the rotor screws”
Duh. Screws came off easily afterwards from all the pounding and lube I sprayed.
Everything went smoothly thereafter.
We live we learn. At least now you wont ever forget to check for these screws again :)
@@TheWrenchWiz
I knew it had them because I had the HF impact screwdriver tool with me which I used for the said cars front rotors previously.
I just totally forgot about those screws; there was so much rust and dirt/grime on the rotors and screws were obscured (senior moment).
Thanks for the kind comment! 🙏
Ah ok. Well it worked out in the end. Have a good one, cheers.
Very well explained.
Thanks