Shentai Impact Wrench Kit

Ask Oz Trekker, a W.A. member,,,,he has one.

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We have one of the 12v units that cost me $69.00 from Repco. It produces some incredible torque, and our Land Rover wheel nuts come off without even a whimper.... and they are the biggest in the business. Just don't use one to do them back up again - you'll either strip the nuts or snap the studs straight off.

They are also great (having the 1/2" drive) for getting under the vehicle and quickly undoing diff, gearbox, and transfer case oil filler nuts if they are of that type.

I've got the Shentai impact wrench, but not the compressor (I'll stick with my MaxAir + exact clone).

The Shentai works beautifully and takes the hard work out of loosening wheel nuts. However, bearing in mind recent posts regarding Nissan's losing wheel nuts (and then the wheels), I would not use the Shentai as the final tool for securing the wheel nuts. I have just bought a proper tension wrench for that job.

With the Shentai, just bear in mind that it may seem as though it's not going to work when you first start it up. They work on the principle of a "dog clutch" which has to take up and be warm to commence to engage. So, you can sometimes sit there for several seconds with the motor of the Shentai running and nothing happening. The message here is just be patient and keep the motor running, it will eventually "hit" the nut and then keeps doing so every couple of seconds until the nut is totally loose and comes off in your hand.

However, if your bloke is feeling his age, I'd be a bit more concerned about his ability to lift the spare wheel on/off the back of the Patrol (no offence meant, but they are heavy suckers!!!)

Good luck

Roachie

Hi Marilyn,

I firstly have to admit that I do sell this product but I can honestly say the Shentai is a truly good product, in fact it is now being carried by the RACV and NRMA. The compressor, however is very ordinary, probably only good for air matresses.

I hope this helps.

Rob

I have the impact wrench and it works a treat. I don't normally buy cheaper Chinese tools, but I've been pleasantly surprised. It works better when plugged into a vehicle with the engine running, so the wrench is getting a higher voltage than normal battery voltage. I still use a conventional wheel brace just to check that the wheel nuts are tight enough, and not so tight that I can'tl get them off with a wheel brace ( so that step would defeat your purpose). But then, old age might not be approaching me quite as fast! Cheers

I use the Repco unit matched with the Bushranger Max-Air compressor, it's a great combination.

Cheers, Patrick

I think for if I was worried about may age and ability to change a 4WD tyre, using the wheel brace would be the last of my problems.

How about the strenght required to lift the tyre off the door (if thats where it is) the align it wihe the wheel studs? I'm still in my 40s, quite fit and still find the task of changing the 4WD tyre requires a fair bit of upper body and back strength.

I brought one 2 years ago and use it to loosen my truck wheel nuts, best $50 i have spent from Strathfields

Tell him to read the instructions again and persevere. I had some trouble getting mine to "bite" at first too,
Cheers,
Hadun