Which makita impact driver

[MikeGoodwin]

Hello, which makita impact driver should I go for since it's black Friday please? Looking at Amazon

I had my eye on the 1000nm DTW1002Z but it's not like I need to do up bolts to that torque I guess. I think the main concern is does it have enough torque to rattle free a seized bolt?

All I will use it for is car stuff mainly undoing bolts in difficult areas where I can't get a good sized wrench in.

Also considering DTW251Z.

Just needs to be 1/2 in drive and battery. For a casual idiot that occasionally spanners on cars.

Thank you

[V8RX7]

MikeGoodwin said:

I had my eye on the 1000nm DTW1002Z does it have enough torque to rattle free a seized bolt?

All I will use it for is car stuff mainly undoing bolts in difficult areas where I can't get a good sized wrench in.

For a casual idiot that occasionally spanners on cars.

1000nm is fairly high so it should free most bolts

Ah that's the problem - they are all large and IME they don't fit into 50% of the spaces

For occasional use I'd get a cheaper mains or air powered one, or a smaller one that's useful more often and a breaker bar

[bristolbaron]

I was just about to give advice having not long ago purchased a Makita impact driver, but what you’re looking for is an impact wrench.. might want to change the thread title!

[spanky3]

I considered the 1000NM one but it's a bit long / heavy for every day stuff. I bought the DTW285 instead. As a general tool its dead handy, e.g. spinning off wheel nuts, clutch cover bolts, disc to hub bolts on my caterham (long and tight). Although quoted as 400NM max I think it would struggle with something like a flywheel bolt, not that I've tried yet, but as a luxury item for spinning off wheels and big bolts its great.. To work well you really need to use a single impact socket and avoid too many power sapping joints, e.g. square drive adapters, extensions etc. And as the last poster says, what you're after is an Impact Wrench, not an impact driver.. they are something different.

[ChampionRabbit]

The Milwaukee 12v stubby range is absolutely amazing. I have the 3/8 which is about perfect. With a 1/2" adapter it'll take off a hub/axle nut. Wheel nuts are no issue at all. So small and light. I use it at work all the time; amazing.

[V8RX7]

ChampionRabbit said:

The Milwaukee 12v stubby range is absolutely amazing. I have the 3/8 which is about perfect. With a 1/2" adapter it'll take off a hub/axle nut. Wheel nuts are no issue at all. So small and light. I use it at work all the time; amazing.

As my large (older) dewalt 18v won't I doubted that.

However a quick google shows it's a great tool - as I've already got the drill I'm off to buy a bare one.

Thanks