Nicholas Bush, National Sales & Marketing Manager, ACDelco Auto & Equipment Tools
Type of impact used (air, electric, cordless)
Power (air pressure, air volume, length of hose, size of fittings, battery power, battery age)
Impacts per second
Size of internal hammers
Possible use of additional adapters
Socket size, weight, length
Operator grip strength
Weight of the impact
Applied angle during use
Attempting to fully tighten hardware with the typical impact guns or torque sticks also prevents using a click-type torque wrench to confirm the specified amount of torque is present. While a click-type torque wrench can identify when the selected torque has been reached, it cannot diagnose excessive torque.
Under-tightening or over-tightening wheel-attaching hardware can also be damaging and dangerous.
Information provided by: ACDelco Auto & Equipment Tools
