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   John_D | Dec 11, 2005 11:54am | #1

   Don't know if it's useful as an air ratchet, but I can tell you for sure that there are other right-angle impact drivers.

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   USANigel | Dec 11, 2005 11:50pm | #2

   If you are looking at the battery driven unit, I think you will find it a little under powered for what you need. Might be ok if you "start" the bolts first. It also only comes with one battery (at least mine did) but it has a quick charger with it.

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   EricAnderson | Dec 12, 2005 04:52am | #3

   Starting the bolt manually would probably be acceptable if that is the only real answer.  An air powered unit is a problem since we will often be away from air sources.  We thought of carrying our own compresser, but a reliable power source and the potential of an extension cord giving large voltage drops is a real concern.

   The Ridgid right angle impact driver has 700 in-lbs of torque or about 60 ft-lbs.  That seems pretty high (not an impact hammer, of course).

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   pagoda | Dec 12, 2005 09:34am | #4

   got one but i don't know how  good it would work for you.

   get one from home depot & you have 30 days to try it out  and if not happy you can get  your money  back same with bosch etc.

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   EricAnderson | Dec 13, 2005 02:57pm | #5

   I guess the right procedure is to go out to a few of the trucks and check out what torque it takes to remove a bolt or two.  That should tell me what I need to do this job!  The next question will be is how accurate is the stated torque?  I guess I can find that out too if removal of a bolt takes less than 60 in-lbs (the 700 in-lb rated torque of the Ridgid driver).