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Originally Posted by Daox
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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I don't think you will find an inexpensive impact that will remove the crankshaft bolt. You'll be better off investing in a large 1/2" breaker bar.
I assume you already have the adapter tool for holding the crank pulley in place?
Here's what it took to loosen that bolt on my car:
1/2" ratchet with the adapter lodged into the ground with a pipe. 36" long 1/2" breaker bar with a cheater bar. The jackstand is there to support the breaker bar since I needed several extensions to get it outside the fenderwell.
Even with this, it took most of my rather considerable bulk to break it free. And like redpoint5, it made a racket when it let go. I thought I'd snapped off the bolt in the crankshaft.