• TheAristocrat@lemmy.world
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          Your problem is you are probably using an impact driver numbers vs impact wrench. Even compact battery impact wrenches can get over 300 ft-lbs of breakaway torque. The beefiest consumer cordless can get over 1000. That’ll rip those lug nuts right off.

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              Ha, I haven’t seen these, the Torque Test Channel needs one!

              Looks like a standard drill/driver with a torque multiplier bolted to it. I wonder what that does to the impact force?

              The harder the hit the better generally, but cordless sometimes substitutes speed of hits, these multipliers would slow that way down.

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                They have a huge lineup of tools, some corded, some air, and then the battery lineup. Probably something for everyone.

                I think at those torque levels the hit of impact doesn’t matter, because its not doing an impact to try to torque a resistive nut, there will be a bracket that touches the workpiece to resist the 11000 counter torque.

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      Battery powered impact driver plus a deep socket set = you can remove lug nuts or bolts (securing a wheel to a vehicle) in very quick fashion.

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    A pair of wire snips will cut tire stems right off, and quickly.

    A can of expanding foam up the tailpipe into the muffler, and/or emptied into an engine compartment will ruin anyone’s day.

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      5 lug nuts can be loosened in about 5 seconds with a heavy duty impact wrench. If you’ve ever seen tires get stolen it only takes about 15 seconds to pull off.

      That will be enough to disable the car. It’ll get moving before they notice it.

      Make sure the battery is at full charge. Chevy typically uses 12mm or 14mm lug nuts in their trucks.

      Used motor oil and sand in a water balloon also completely obstructs the view through any window and can’t be cleaned off.

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        10 seconds or less. Leaves no damage or trace. I carry one in my glovebox.

        If it’s for ICE, cut it, fuck em.

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          Clippers make a loud CLICK when used, wrench is mostly silent, just the sound of slowly escaping air.

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            You can loosen it enough without taking the whole valve and air will disappear in roughly 10 minutes. Hopefully while they’re on the hwy driving away lol

            If they’re close enough to hear those clippers clip, you’re doing it wrong and dangerously.

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            You can just kick them if they’re rubber, sometimes it’sjusta little tear that wont even really make noise.

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      How does it go when you remove them from a fully pressurized tire? I have only ever removed cores when the tire was empty or had a low amount of pressure.

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        Don’t fully unscrew it and you should be fine. Removing it completely makes a lot of noise, especially with higher pressure truck, uhaul and suv tires.

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    Don’t forget you can also ugga dugga them with an impact gun and cause the bolts to snap, so even if they get new lug nuts they aren’t going anywhere unless it’s up a flatbed

    Also don’t forget your locking nut key for those pesky lock nuts

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      Also don’t forget your locking nut key for those pesky lock nuts

      Leaving only those will make for a bigger surprise a few minutes later when they take a corner at speed. Or hit a bump.