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>-----Original Message-----
>From: jonathon <jemery@execpc.com>
>To: mil-veh@skylee.com <mil-veh@skylee.com>
>Date: 10 November 1999 01:50
>Subject: Re: [MV] AAAAuuugh! Frozen lug nuts!!!!
>
>
>>
>>>A decent windy gun, impact sockets and plenty of air is a worthwhile
>>>accoutrement when attacking the bigger stuff, it is sometimes helpful to
flip
>>>the gun from forward to reverse a few times when freeing really stuck
nuts and
>>>the tighten-a-tad-first technique often works...
>>
>>Just to add something. We blew a tire on a dump truck whilst on a 250
mile
>>trip and made it to a truck tire place. They buzzed the lug nuts (wheel
nut
>>and the stud nut) off with a 3/4 impact BUT it sounded very different than
>>normal. The impulse sounds where much louder are sharper than normal. I
>>asked him what pressure he was running..... 140psi. They just buy cheap
>>impact wrenches and run them with lots of oil and high pressure then toss
>>'em in the scrap bin after a while. Not a recomendation, just an
observations.
>>
>Good point.
>
>Not to encourage anything dangerous but we always run ours at 150psi from a
big
>reservoir for the more recalcitrant bits, it does make a huge difference
and the
>"domestic" usage life is little changed.
>
>Richard
>(Southampton UK)
Another point to consider is the average air hose in a auto garage is
1/2 inch. A 1 inch impact air gun REQUIRES a minimum of 3/4 inch air line
and fittings from a large air resivoir with an air compressor (preferably)
capable of keeping up with the air demand. If you do not have an air
compressor big enough but have the air compressor tank (read large garage
size) and the air compressor is hors de combat do what I've done. Hook up a
1/2 inch line from the trucks number 1 air tank (that's the one the air
compressor feeds on the truck) to the inoperative compressor tank and set
the hand throttle at 1,000 RPM. True it will be a little slow pumping but it
will pump it up and give you the volume you need. I've had to do it this way
with a friends Mack when we were changing all 10 wheels and his shop
compressor died. Took a little bit o'time but how big a hurry are you to
spend money?
Now go to this website and BUY THIS IMPACT GUN IT WILL BREAK THE LUGS
RIGHT OFF IF THEY DON'T TURN!!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/taf/Displayitem.taf?itemnumber=224
You can't beat the price with a twenty foot stick!! $179.00 for a 1400 ft
lb. of torque gun!! They probably have the air lines and air fittings too.
James Shanks
The Line Below is my Ham Radio Callsign
n1vbn@bit-net.com
The line below is my Ham Radio Packet Address
n1vbn@N1VBN @ WB1DSW.NH.USA.NOAM
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