Attaching wheels to a truck hub is serious business. Yet it's not uncommon to see some big bruiser of a mechanic, one foot against the bottom of the tire, whaling away with a 1-inch-drive impact gun ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. DeWalt ranks among the top brands of cordless impact wrenches with several models aimed at providing the most power in a package that fits ...

Its breakaway torque is 1,300 ft-lbs, with a normal level of 950 ft-lbs. That showed during testing. Of the five impact wrenches we tested, the Nitrocat offered the least resistance when removing lug ...

Q: For the past several years, I have had run-ins with service people at the tire store. When I go in for tire balancing, I write 76 foot-pounds lug nut torque, which is what Toyota calls for. When I ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's not unheard of to use an impact driver to remove lug nuts when changing or rotating your tires, but it's not the best tool for the job ...

The first step in attaching a wheel to a vehicle is to start the hardware by hand, making sure the bolts go on smoothly and evenly. After that, an impact wrench fitted with an impact torque stick can ...