Remember when you had to use a torch to break loose rusted bolts?

I was under a 2015 Freightliner yesterday and got reminded how nice impact wrenches are. Back in the early 2000s when I started, I'd spend 20 minutes heating up a bolt on a semi frame just to get it moving. Now I just hit it with my Milwaukee M18 and it's off in 5 seconds. Anyone else glad we moved past all that torch work?

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rileynguyen2mo ago

Shit, 20 minutes on a single bolt? That's insane. I got into this game way later and I would have quit on day one dealing with that.

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troy9772mo ago

First day on my first car I stripped a bolt and spent two hours just staring at it.

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