Air wrench

[mikke60]

Just used my 1" earthquake  air wrench.  Took the lugs off the rear like butter. Best $100 used tool I ever bought!

[Utahclaimjumper]

 Sounds like it could also take the studs off to,,,be careful.>>>Dan

[zimmysurprise]

Mine did the problem so well, I plumbed in a connection to the bus. A 1" by 35' hose allows me to change my own tires on the side of the road. Of course, they are hand-torqued.

[Utahclaimjumper]

 With any luck at all that will be a wasted effort, I have 50 foot of air line coiled and ready, but its used to adjust air in tires when needed and that is rare.>>>Dan

[zubzub]

Mine did the problem so well, I plumbed in a connection to the bus. A 1" by 35' hose allows me to change my own tires on the side of the road. Of course, they are hand-torqued.

That 1" line is the key.  I tried using my 1" driver with a regular (3/8"?) line and it was pretty much useless.  Once I had a big supply line it felt like a jack hammer.

[bevans6]

Seriously, a 1" air supply line?  The 1" is the ID when you are talking about these things.  I have two 25 foot 1/2" lines for my big air gun.  Regular old air lines are usually 3/8" or 1/4", and the gun barely turns itself with 50 feet of 3/8" line.  You need the big quick connectors, too, I found.

Brian

[digesterman]

That's the key right there that you hit on zubzub, large supply line. Many people do not understand this.

[luvrbus]

You don't need a 1 in gun my old 3/4  I/R will hit hit harder than a H/F 1 gun in any day of the week with the 1in air line 

[TomC]

Being in the trucking industry for nearly 40 years, 21 of those driving cross country for 1.3 million miles, I have never changed any of my tires, nor am I ever going to start. There are just too many things that can go drastically wrong with changing a tire, not to leave it up to the professionals. Even "professionals" have been injured or killed changing a tire. Not worth the few bucks saved. Plus-it's not like we're living in the wild west anymore-always a tire guy within a few minutes away. Good Luck, TomC

[eagle19952]

that mat be, but there are a lot more reasons to take a tire off.... As Clifford said a well taken care of ( and even the not so well cared for) Ingersol Rand air tools are the best.

I still have old Cleco 1/2 inch gun that'll beat the pants off my CP 

[digesterman]

Yep can't beat IR, best out there

[mikke60]

IR is top notch, no doubt, but for Less than $100 used, my Chinese knockoff does the trick the one or two times a year I need it

[luvrbus]

My I/R is so old it didn't cost a 100 bucks new 

[Lin]

I have a 1/2 inch electric impact wrench that will do up to about 250 ft/lbs of torque.  After breaking lugs with the torque multiplier, the wrench will spin the lugs off.  I spin them back on the same way and hand torque the rest.

That said, I do this if I want to work on something that requires tire removal--generally at home.  Although I could do it on the road for a tire change, I agree with Tom about leaving that to the road service professionals.

[eagle19952]

Way back when we used to test the 1/2 inch guns on removing Detroit heads...timed event