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Impact Driver

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So I ordered the intake boot orings and stainless screws from Mr Barr. Went to harbor freight and bought the impact driver. I know you guys said the harbor freight bits were crappy and yes they were. Took a few swings with the mini sledge and the bit twisted. I went and bought dewalt impact grade bits but when I got home they were too small. The dewalts are 1/4 and my impact driver must be 3/8 or something. Where did you guys get the correct size impact grade bits?
gs1000emt
 
Sears and JCWhitney (I bought mine there, but it was years ago) have the right bits. Some of the hardware stores, such as ACE might also.
 
Ok thanks guys. I'll check my local sears and if I cant get it there then Dennis Kirk it is!
 
gs1000emt said:
So I ordered the intake boot orings and stainless screws from Mr Barr. Went to harbor freight and bought the impact driver. I know you guys said the harbor freight bits were crappy and yes they were. Took a few swings with the mini sledge and the bit twisted. I went and bought dewalt impact grade bits but when I got home they were too small. The dewalts are 1/4 and my impact driver must be 3/8 or something. Where did you guys get the correct size impact grade bits?
gs1000emt
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If you take off the bit holder, there is a socket type square drive on the harbor freight impact driver. If you buy a 1/4" hex socket you can use the smaller bits too using the socket as the bit holder... thats what I did, and so I can use either size bits ...
 
bakalorz said:
If you take off the bit holder, there is a socket type square drive on the harbor freight impact driver. If you buy a 1/4" hex socket you can use the smaller bits too using the socket as the bit holder... thats what I did, and so I can use either size bits ...
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This is what I do. I haven't needed special impact driver bits yet. The ones that came with my HF driver shattered.
 
I wish I had seen this before I ordered my impact driver from Harbor Freight. Now I'm worried that even when the damn thing gets here I still won't be able to solve my problems of stripped screws. I hope I get lucky. :pray:
 
Gonzo said:
I wish I had seen this before I ordered my impact driver from Harbor Freight. Now I'm worried that even when the damn thing gets here I still won't be able to solve my problems of stripped screws. I hope I get lucky. :pray:
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If the heads are already stripped, you may have to resort to other methods. Dremel a slot for a screwdriver or lock onto the head with Vise-Grips.
 
Odd. I have that driver and use it daily and have yet to break a bit.
 
Dogma said:
Maybe they got the heat treatment right in later batches?
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Cheap tools are notorious for inconsistent quality, but that's the game you play - It'll probably hold up, but if doesn't, buy another and you're only out the same you would have spent on a quality piece. I wouldn't play that game with ratchets or box wrenches, etc., but impact drivers, rubber hammers, clamps, impact sockets, hell yeah.
 
Before you hit the screws with the impact driver, take a bit and place it on the screw and smack it with a hammer to make a deeper/tighter impression .

Daniel
 
Strange, I used my HF driver to remove all of my stripped case screws with no issue. Just purchased it in January, so maybe they corrected the problem.
 
I bought my Craftsman Impact Driver from Sears at least 8 years ago. Even though it was still working, I could not remove the adapter collar after whacking it a couple hundred times. Took it back to Sears last week and they honored the lifetime warranty, giving me a new one on the spot.
 
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