Impact Wrenches
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Fleet Owner
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From: Blue Hill Township
Impact Wrenches
I have 2 air impact wrenches. They are both a 1/2" drive and are both Chicago Pneumatic. One of them is about 30 years old and the other is 2 or 3 years old. It seems like the new one does not have as much power as the old one. Would oiling it really well help? I have 3/4" copper line from the air compressor in the basement all the way out to the garage and then about 25 feet of 3/8" hose in the garage. The air pressure is set to around 125psi. It just doesn't seem like they have the grunt that they should. Even taking off lug nuts takes a few seconds for them to break loose. Should I upgrade that 25ft of hose to 1/2"? I wouldn't think that would make that big of a difference. Thanks guys.
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Fleet Owner
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From: Blue Hill Township
I have a pressure regulator out in the garage and there is 125psi out in the garage. There really isn't much of a pressure drop with smaller hose, more of a CFM loss, but the 3/4" copper should take care of that. I am wondering if its the tool or the 3/8" hose that is causing the problem. Thanks for the suggestions.
