"Breaker Bar"
 

Good Evening,
Given up trying to remove one of my wheels and decided that I need to buy a Breaker Bar". Looking for advice as to what I should buy.
Thanks for your help.
Regards David

I would not bother as the one I bought seems to bend.
Mains powered impact wrench or some steel tube on the end of the socket wrench

macafee2

Hi David, I've got one of Halfords professional bars:cool: Lifetime guarantee. Good quality:bowdown: about the only thing Halfords do right:D
I've also recently bought an impact driver, cordless, which I got to undo the lower mount bolts.:cool:
Just realised I've got a spare extendable bar in the shed if you want it?

A decent quality extending wheel brace is a handy thing for a roadside wheel change (in a way that a mains powered rattle gun isn't). When having work done by mechanics / tyre fitters it's worth ensuring they don't tighten the wheel bolts with anything other than a torque wrench.

Thanks Ian.
I'll try and get a hold of some hollow steel bar.
Moving on "Impact Wrench" any recommendations?
Regards David

some will suggest battery and whilst more flexible I would be concerned about battery life as it is a tool that may be used so infrequently. I did buy this
https://www.machinemart.co.uk/p/clar...impact-wrench/

I would not normally bother with it to undo wheel nuts but drive shaft nuts, yes

For rare use, it is ok but a bit heavy and no electric brake. Also the sockets did not fit well in the case but apparently there was a change in specification and that was the reson but machine mart made good

macafee2

I'm assuming it's for 1/2" drive sockets?

Not 3/4" or 3/8".

Now, getting personal ;) are you a big, strong bloke or a bit of a whip? I'm the latter being 5' 6" and 11 stone.

The reason I ask is that I find a longer bar far easier to get decent leverage.

I've got a Sealey 750mm bar (https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/353594200098?epid=10017004966&hash=item5253db5022: g:cTEAAOSw10dhdwjG). The downside is that you can find it's too long to get a decent amount of movement particularly if you're using 6 point sockets.

Mine has a "soft grip" handle which, in hindsight, I wouldn't bother with because if you get something stupidly tight you can't slide a scaffold tube over it for even more leverage.

Hope that helps.

If this link works it will take you to the one I bought recently.
it's a 1" drive so you'll also need a reducer for half inch :}

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/142997757...53.m2749.l2649

Oh yes ;).

After all, if you were the manufacturer what on earth would make you guarantee anything that might fail or break :duh: :}

But for £25 it'll be fine for some DIY spannering. A SnapOn or similar would be lovely but totally OTT for what I'll need and what she'll be used for.