Astro Pneumatic Tool 1838 ONYX 3/8" Nano Angle Impact Wrench - 415ft/lb

I bought the 3/8 inch drive ONYX 1838 Astro first... then I bought the 1/2 inch drive 1832 Astro, the 1/2 inch Thor 1894 impact wrench, the Astro 222 angle and straight die grinders and the Astro 208 3" cut off tool. Have all of these types of tools; but, the ONYX brand is much better than the CP and IR tools for torque and basic functionality. The price was very reasonable for all of these tools, much less money for a much better air tool. I retired some of my older CP and IR impacts and die grinders and I am very happy with the ONYX brand. I had to grind away the recessed pocket in the die grinders for the handles... kept biting my fingers when I squeezed the lever; but, the die grinders and angle cut-off are quiet and very powerful. I have an IR, Air Cat and Earthquake 1/2 inch drive impacts that I have no need of now... the Thor is so much better for removing wheel lugs and such, lots of torque and power. I have a lot of all sorts of pneumatic tools, I am now sold on the ONYX brand. The little angled 1832 1/2 inch and the 1838 3/8 inch impact wrenches are very unique, they are not a pneumatic ratchet wrench, they will both take off wheel lugs as well as some of my big IR and CPs do. I did not think I needed any new pneumatic tools; but, after the purchase of the little 3/8 inch 1838 I realized I was not using the best. I use them constantly... may as well have the best and the price of all of them was very reasonable.

I've had this at least a year now, hasn't failed me. I don't feel like it's as powerful as they claim, but it IS an excellent tool for those tight spots. I just used it to remove an exhaust manifold, so glad I had it. Wish I'd gotten one a long time ago. Good quality, and design. Keeper oiled up and enjoy!

Works well on removing rotors and wheel bearings on a 2009 Lexus RX from the rusty New England area. Love the small form factor

Astro Pneumatics Angle Impact WrenchVery impressive pneumatic impact wrench. Got it from Amazon yesterday and had to try it out today. Hooked it up to my 10 lb CO2 bottle with inlet pressure regulated to 120 PSI and can flow up to 45CMF!!This is one smooth impact wrench. The trigger is progressive and allows the air to be throttled going into the wrench so you can modulate the speed. Some other impact guns are either full on or off and nothing in between. This is not the case for the Astro Pneumatics impact wrench. The build quality is absolute 1st class. This is a professional grade tool.The impact wrench has both Forward and Reverse direction settings. Within each setting, there are three positions to regulate the amount of force the wrench puts out. This way, you can tighten to a certain point and then finish off the final torque with a torque wrench! Very nice!! The three positions for the selector switch has detents so you can tell exactly what position it is in. The detent tactile feedback are subtle but it is there. The opening for the air exhaust can be rotated so it doesn't blow directly into your face.While I have not had the chance to test the 415 FT-LBS torque setting, I'm pretty sure it has the capability. Folks who say impact wrenches that don't meet up to the torque spec probably do not have sufficient volume of air flow - CFM. This will not make the tool work properly. I have another impact wrench and ran into this exact problem using a small home style air compressor. It didn't have enough air VOLUME and struggled to remove wheel lug nuts at 100 ft-lbs! This is not the fault of the impact wrench - make sure your air supply has plenty of air VOLUME!

It will take lugnuts off but struggles a bit. Not as powerful as advertises.

My new favorite air tool, I used almost exclusively for replacing suspenison parts on my 2006 Jeep Liberty. It power and light weight, dollar for dollar a great buy.

Great torque and pretty balanced tool

I gave this impact a 1 star after it stopped working on me shortly after the 1 year mark but I took it apart and rebuilt it. It's working as good as new or even better. I also upgraded my compressor recently and my small compressor before this couldn't run it well since impacting to break a bolt free needs constant hammering. Ever since I got my new compressor, this has been my go-to impact for general automotive work. It's extremely powerful and fits comfortably in the hand. I take back my 1 star review and replace it with 5 stars. One small thing is that the glue that they use for the rubber handle failed and I tried to reglue it with some jb weld. It fell off after a few uses even with the jb weld and I can't get it to stay on. That's my only gripe as of now. Good tool for the money, just make sure your compressor can keep up with it. I'll definitely be buying more astro tools in the future, as they're the majority of my air tools. Just wish their customer service was better. They don't respond often, even when inquiring about replacement parts. I also just ordered a 498k air hammer to test against my 4980. Hope it's worth it.