<VV> Was alternator fan/pulley removal now poor man's impact wrench

RoboMan91324@aol.com RoboMan91324@aol.com
Mon, 22 Nov 2004 14:04:34 EST


Hi Bob,

I have had one of these for years.  I think I bought it at Sears.  It works 
great if you know how to use it right.  I would caution that this may not be 
the best item to use on the alternator.  You hit the end of the wrench with a 
big hammer.  This gives the torque but also delivers significant axial impact.  
While this is fine for most bolts or nuts that are giving you problems, you do 
not want to do this to an alternator or generator bearing.  By the way, I 
have found that the best way to use one of these impact wrenches is to "pre-load" 
the wrench manually before you hit it.  In effect, turn the wrench in the 
proper direction while holding it and hitting it.  If you don't do this, it 
doesn't work very well at all.

Doc
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In a message dated 11/22/2004 5:44:46 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
virtualvairs-request@corvair.org writes:

> Message: 5
> From: "bob mccrum" <bmccrum@comcast.net>
> To: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf@msn.com>, <joey4556@excite.com>,
>    <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
> Subject: Re: <VV> alternator fan/pulley removal
> Date: Mon, 22 Nov 2004 00:40:09 -0600
> 
> another poor man's hand impact wrench is a tool called a hand impact wrench. 
> available from www.JCWhitney.com  for 13.99 (including bits) have used one 
> for years and is much easier to use than the hammer/wrench combo IMHO, bomc
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "N. Joseph Potts" <pottsf@msn.com>
> To: <joey4556@excite.com>; <VirtualVairs@corvair.org>
> Sent: Sunday, November 21, 2004 12:42 PM
> Subject: RE: <VV> alternator fan/pulley removal