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> All this talk of impact wrenches has me picturing Daniel snapping off bolts > and having to drill them out. > I was having the same thoughts and this was one of the reasons I am asking what you people think of the idea instead of just going out and buying one. I had to use a long breaker bar on my wheel lug bolts, which were insanely tight. I think I probably had to apply perhaps 400-500 lbs. of torque to open them. Obviously if I'm right then the impact wrench wouldn't open them anyway, but I was hoping it would open the top bolts on the front shocks. I was planning to use the breaker bar on these too, but saw these electric impact wrenches in the shops and thought they may come in handy. > I prefer a breaker bar, proper safety precautions, and some PB Blaster (if > rusty). What's PB Blaster? > On stuck tranny plugs: If it's really stuck, I get under there with a 1 > ft. piece of pipe on the ratchet and just start kicking it. The car is > on the ground and the tires are blocked. I also have a 17 mm allen-wrench > socket, it makes it easier. The idea of kicking the wrench to open the tranny plug never occurred to me. I also have the proper 17mm Allen socket. It's a bit cramped under there when the wheels are on the ground. On the AT, it's much easier to reach the tranny fill plug when the right-hand wheel is off. I once read some great advice; "don't remove the tranny drain plug until you're sure you can get the fill plug out", so I haven't tried the drain plug yet. Daniel Baum 1969 Type 34 automatic Email: daniel@type34.info Homepage: http://www.type34.info ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org