How much torque do I need in my dugga dugga

[Steviesam]

I am looking at buying a Makita impact wrench. It needs to be Makita as I am already invested in 5 other tools so have the batteries and charger.

It will be for home mechanics-wheels, suspension parts etc.

There are loads of choices, but I don't know how much torque I need? i know you can get them with 2000nm, but preferably I would have one that isnt tooooo big so it can fit into smaller spaces.

Cheers all.

[Hereward]

18 Volts?

~500 nm should cover most requirements.

[Thats What She Said]

DTW300 has 580Nm nut busting torque which should be plenty. Nice and compact as well.

[donkmeister]

Steviesam said:

but preferably I would have one that isnt tooooo big so it can fit into smaller spaces.

This is a requirement that is easy to overlook! I have a cheapy Ryobi that I bought due to needing one to finish a job that night, it's only 360Nm IIRC but when I used it I found that if it had been even a cm longer it wouldn't have fit where I needed to use it (and even that was after some dismantling to make room).

So, I think the real answer is that you will need two or three eventually: a small one for tight jobs that won't have lots of power, and a bigger one to use where there is room.

I will be buying a big, 1000+ Nm Hikoki when I have a job to justify it (or see a price too good to pass up!)

[Mikey G]

My Milwaukee claims around 800NM of torque and is a compact type, the blurb says its 152mm long.
I have yet to test its full power but it has nice features such as it slows down once a nut has cracked so it doesnt spin out at full speed. And when tightening the same setting is used to nip things up as it shuts off once resistance is felt.

https://www.bigredpowertools.co.uk/milwaukee-m18fm...

Not sure on the equivalent Makita