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Old 09-26-2008, 12:08 AM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by Emmerich View Post
The impact won't help if a 3 foot cheater bar didn't break it, you get way more torque than a 1/2 impact generates.
You're not going to develop 1400 lb.-ft. with a 3 foot bar..........unless you rent a gorilla.

Furthermore, the impact wrench has an advantage over a gradually applied force that is common with a breaker bar...........even at the same torque level.
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