Excellent video Peter! I bought one of these 2nd hand, and the instructions were hopeless to work out. Your presentation let me understand it right away - thank you.
@@PeterFinnTheCarDoctor Hi Peter....can you do a video using this hand impact driver to loosen a very tight axle nut and crankshaft bolt? Just to experiment....you will be the first youtuber to do this experiment.
I don't use them often but these simple, robust, field expedient tools have saved me a lot of grief over the years when struggling with frozen fasteners. They can be confusing to use though. To loosen the fastener you must turn the body counterclockwise relative to the drive head to place the internal pin (not visible) in the left detent (usually marked "L"). Then as you strike the tool just keep a little counterclockwise torque on the body with your hand to ensure the pin falls back into the left detent when the tool springs back after being struck. The internal cam action of the pin against the drive head does all the work, converting the sharp striking force to a sharp rotational force which will often free stubborn fasteners. Reverse direction for tightening (usually marked "R").
Thank you for the video, but I believe you demonstrated how you turn the tool the wrong way. Then, when you got no movement at first, you twisted the impact drill the correct way and then had your second attempt. I watched it several times, and I think people watching this are going to tighten the heck out of their screws. Sadly, this is the first video where anyone showed how to set these things.
I'm here for the reason. The instruction that came with the tool is garbage. So, make sure the driver is set to left to loosen before hammering, right? And, turn right for some odd reason to tighten.
The purpose of the screws is only for manufacturing the car originally. When the cat is being built on the assembly line, there is no wheel to hold the rotor in place. Those are either 1) the original rotors or 2) someone added the screws back when changing them, but they didn’t need to. Almost all car rotors have those screws originally, for when the car was first built.
So the person trying to remove the screw strips it out and has to spend an extra hour or two drilling it out. screaming profanities and remaining convinced honda wants to ruin its owners lives… honda thought all this through…
Instead of buying this tool, you could put 2 bolts into those 2 holes for removing the disc. Screw them on a little until you see that the disc is a little loose, then unscrew them. You can also apply anti-rust spray, and you will be able to remove the bolts without any resistance ;)
