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Old 03-14-2016, 04:44 PM   #4 (permalink)
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I'm definitely not looking for a cordless impact, corded is what I got now and it works pretty good. Looking at specs, pneumatic definitely looks to have more power, and it looks to cost less too.

I tried penetrating oil on the control arm bolts. I also hit it with a mapp gas torch. However, I got a new torch tip recently (borrowed old one, can't remember to who) and it doesn't seem to be able to get the metal cherry red, so I picked up a different one yesterday day to give that a shot.

The other bolt I can't get out is the crankshaft bolt. I needed to borrow an impact from a buddy last time (Dewalt corded electric) to get it off and it barely was able to. I'm not about to heat that one up, and I did soak it in oil and it was so tight that the oil never even penetrated behind the washer let alone get to any threads.
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