Air Impact Wrench

[Bird]

<font color=blue>One little blast of air</font color=blue>

I know a fellow who nearly cut a finger off by using the air pressure to "blow" the air motor out of a pneumatic ratchet.

And 3 in 1 oil, sewing machine oil, automatic transmission fluid, and goodness knows what other kinds of oil are used in air tools. Most work pretty well, but some air tools have a throttle valve than can be partially dissolved or destroyed by the wrong fluid (I suspect a lot of them I got had something like brake cleaner sprayed into them to clean them - manuals sometimes recommend an occasional teaspoonful of "solvent"). A "gum solvent" air tool oil is the best way to go and 2 or 3 drops is not bad, but I use a lot more to both clean and lubricate. Sure it'll spray oil. Hit the trigger and blow the excess into a grease rag before using the tool.

 

[cp1969]

Bird, thanks for the advice.

I can't imagine this thing is even worn, much less worn out, no more than I've used it. But I might go ahead and get the parts anyway. Do you have a phone number or internet address where a person could get them?

One thing you mentioned earlier, though, lit up a light. I bought it from Harbor Freight.