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Just dropped $800 on a new Milwaukee M18 high torque impact and it's a game changer for suspension work.
I was fighting with a seized control arm bolt on a Silverado for over an hour with my old gun. The Milwaukee zipped it off in about three seconds. The cost hurt at first, but it saved me a ton of time and frustration on that one job alone. Anyone have a go-to tool that seemed pricey but paid for itself fast?
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seanjohnson9d agoTop Commenter
My old 1/2 inch Earthquake from Harbor Freight cost me $120. It's taken off every truck bolt I've thrown at it for five years now.
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tessa_hart1810d ago
Wait, you spent an hour on one bolt? That's brutal. My old man would have had the torch out after ten minutes. I guess that's why you drop the cash on the good stuff.
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grantt119d ago
Yeah, the torch is always the last resort for me. Once you start cooking stuff, you're buying new parts anyway. That hour was all about patience and a whole lot of penetrating oil. Sometimes the cheap stuff just welds itself in place.
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