Ryobi Impact Wrenches

[MakaveliX]

Just wondering if anyone has used a Ryobi One + impact wrench before ?
The one I am looking at is 1/2" drive, 4Ah battery included. Rated to up to 400Nm ( according to the spec )

All the impact sockets are seperate
As I have a trade-card I would rather buy from Halfords.

£170 with the battery seems a very good price. Looking to get one to save time and effort when working with the car.

Brushless option is there, but more expensive than the standard impact wrench

Thanks

Edited by MakaveliX on Sunday 13th October 16:40

Edited by MakaveliX on Sunday 13th October 16:40

[Belle427]

I have an R18IW3 model and it's a good tool.
Struggles to loosen an overtightened wheel nut but I always crack them with a bar first.
Otherwise I wouldn't be without it.

[MakaveliX]

Belle427 said:

I have an R18IW3 model and it's a good tool.
Struggles to loosen an overtightened wheel nut but I always crack them with a bar first.
Otherwise I wouldn't be without it.

Thanks. Yeah that is the one I am looking at. Seems to have great reviews all round.

I tend to do that too, loosen off whatever I am using first manually then use impact for the rest.

What battery do you use ?

[Belle427]

I've got 2 x 4 ah and they are very good, you would probably never run 1 down though on just light usage.

[journeymanpro]

What's the point of loosening bolts then gunning them? If it can undo tight wheel nuts then it's pointless

[MakaveliX]

journeymanpro said:

What's the point of loosening bolts then gunning them? If it can undo tight wheel nuts then it's pointless

Just habit really. It does save time either way, than doing it all manually.
I feel more confident loosening slightly then using impact tools so I know it won't potentially damage the nut itself, incase it wont budge.

I have rarely used impact tools in the past and this will be my first one, so I'm sure I will get used to them and what works for me.

[SlimJim16v]

I don't think 400Nm is enough.

[darkyoung1000]

I have one with the 2.0ah battery. It was worth its weight in gold over the last few months doing various bits to engines and other fastenings on a 22 year old Mitsubishi Shogun.

The crank pulley bolt torque is 185Nm and it removed it in seconds.
The only places I didn’t use it much was on the intake manifold bolts as they are steel into aluminium and it seemed too aggressive.

[MakaveliX]

Bought the Ryobi today along with a set of impact sockets, tested out on my project car and it is brilliant. Got a good discount from Halfords and all.

[Terry Tibbs]

Yep I’ve had one for a while now, it’s never failed to get anything undone.

[Kev_Mk3]

Terry Tibbs said:

Yep I’ve had one for a while now, it’s never failed to get anything undone.

+1 on this

[iguana]

I don't think 400nm is enough, I was considering one but the sealy 650nm one was cheaper at £130 & more powerful & a brushless motor which is far superior so I bought that.

[MakaveliX]

iguana said:

I don't think 400nm is enough, I was considering one but the sealy 650nm one was cheaper at £130 & more powerful & a brushless motor which is far superior so I bought that.

Not enough for what ? The Ryobi has no issue getting wheel nuts off, I haven't tried anything with a torque higher than 110Nm however. It is bulkier than its brushless counterpart.

That sealey one looks really good. Cheapest I seen was £170

[iguana]

MakaveliX said:

Not enough for what ? The Ryobi has no issue getting wheel nuts off, I haven't tried anything with a torque higher than 110Nm however. It is bulkier than its brushless counterpart.

That sealey one looks really good. Cheapest I seen was £170

Well even my 650NM has been defeated a few times lately so the 400nm certainly would have been, 24mm bolts on my tow bar seized in & also very overtightened van wheel nuts. The nuts needed a 2500nm one inch drive impact to free, as even 2 heavy blokes bouncing on a 2m breaker bar wasn't even shifting it!

Porsche centre lock wheel nut is circa 500nm too from memory

Edited by iguana on Friday 8th November 14:24

[donkmeister]

It's been a while since I fitted a towbar but I do remember the bolts holding the towing connection to the plate were torqued to something ridiculous. Huge high tensile bolts that effectively required jumping on a breaker bar to torque up. So no wonder that, plus road salt, results in a difficult removal!