98 HONDA Civic crankshaft bolt - YouTube
(EDIT: forgot to mention, this is not me, this was a video I ran across when I was running a search on 1200lb/ft impacts. Boy I'm glad I saw this so I didn't go buy one!)


Well, two tanks of air (for making sure CFM is high enough) running a 900lb/ft wrench didn't work. I was about to up the ante to a 1200lb/ft impact running off of three tanks, but I'm glad I saw this first, and I read several similar stories in other places about these things just not being possible to budge with ANY impact. I'm not sure which I feel more, that I'm stupid, or that HONDA is stupid. What in the heck are they thinking?

*sigh*

I'd heard about the 5ft breaker bars and whatnot, but I thought that sounded "iffy" and very shadetree. I was trying to get a little more profesional setup.. But now I just have uneccessary junk. Thanks Honda! I just hope this post helps someone who might be searching the internet like I was for advice. GET THE FIVE FOOT BREAKER BAR SETUP.

Just for anyone's curiousity, here was the setup I had. 3/4" Impact gun, 900lb/ft ($80 Harbor Freight) 2HP compressor on 8gal tank ($120) 11gal auxillary air tank ($35) two 12ft 3/8" rubber air lines that run from both tanks ($9 each) 3/8 galvanized water pipe, T fitting (screws directly into gun, 3/8 quick adaptors only on both inputs for maximum flow) reducers for both inputs on "T", filter, teflon tape (about $30 total)

The only thing I didn't purchase that would have helped this setup and who knows, might have made the difference to work, is I didn't use a 3/4" socket but a 1/2" with a reducer. That does reduce torque. It would have cost $18 from NAPA if I had ordered it.

So, to answer my previous question, yes, you can definitely get a powerful setup for $300. The bad news is, it doesn't matter if you have a Honda! banghead