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Post by JerryScript on Mar 18, 2015 15:46:50 GMT -5
Marine style cigarette adaptor, $8  |
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Post by jerseyboy on Mar 18, 2015 16:03:45 GMT -5
I have an air impact wrench that I never use. One of these days I should since I know it would make removing the variator, clutch & rear axle nuts quicker and much easier. BUT! I would not use it to tighten those nuts. I do have torque wrenches and use them. Doing repairs while out on the road could be complicated by not being able to remove an accidentally over tightened nut. And I have replaced a drive belt on one of my Reflex scooters while on a trip for camping in the Catskill Mountains of NY that required the removal of both the variator and clutch. (needed to make sure all the shredded bits were removed) I have always been able to remove nuts that were properly torqued with the wrenches/ratchets/sockets that I brought with me. No such guarantee if a nut were overtightened. I make several long distance rides on my scooters, so I try to make sure I can do repairs myself at the side of the road. That may not be as critical for those riding within easy retrieval distance of home. So whacking it off or thumping it on with an impact wrench might be OK for them. But I don't think I'll risk thread stripping, snapping bolts or being unable to loosen something while traveling..... But that's just me.  That's the whole point of the " 12v 1/2in Emergency Impact Wrench", I store it under my seat and have a cigarette lighter power adaptor so I can change a belt on the side of the road in less than 5 minutes flat! I can get a 840 belt on and off without removing the variator,,that extra 5mm really does the job,,you just need to squeeze the clutch super hard to get the belt down all the way to the bottom...couldn't do it with an 835. |
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Post by scooter on Mar 18, 2015 16:06:33 GMT -5
I have an air impact wrench that I never use. One of these days I should since I know it would make removing the variator, clutch & rear axle nuts quicker and much easier. BUT! I would not use it to tighten those nuts. I do have torque wrenches and use them. Doing repairs while out on the road could be complicated by not being able to remove an accidentally over tightened nut. And I have replaced a drive belt on one of my Reflex scooters while on a trip for camping in the Catskill Mountains of NY that required the removal of both the variator and clutch. (needed to make sure all the shredded bits were removed) I have always been able to remove nuts that were properly torqued with the wrenches/ratchets/sockets that I brought with me. No such guarantee if a nut were overtightened. I make several long distance rides on my scooters, so I try to make sure I can do repairs myself at the side of the road. That may not be as critical for those riding within easy retrieval distance of home. So whacking it off or thumping it on with an impact wrench might be OK for them. But I don't think I'll risk thread stripping, snapping bolts or being unable to loosen something while traveling..... But that's just me. I have a 1/2 inch impact that works for the most part. I can tighten the bolts on as hard as it will go and still remove them with my manual variator tool and a socket wrench, but some of the ones from the factory are really super tight and neither of these will get them off. I bought the big 3/4" heavy duty impact and I'll try it out this weekend. Then I'll put the nuts back on with my old 1/2" impact. |
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Post by onewheeldrive on Mar 18, 2015 16:10:14 GMT -5
The emergency impact I bought in the link comes with a cig adapter (female) that has the + and - battery clamps attatched to a short cord as an accessory.
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Post by ramblinman on Mar 18, 2015 17:28:04 GMT -5
That may not be as critical for those riding within easy retrieval distance of home. So whacking it off or thumping it on with an impact wrench might be OK for them. But I don't think I'll risk thread stripping, snapping bolts or being unable to loosen something while traveling..... But that's just me. i don't have/use these but if one was concerned you could use a torque limiter: www.harborfreight.com/12in-drive-torque-limiting-extension-bar-set-10pc-69870.html |
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