Kryptonite For Stubborn Screws - The Shake-n-Break
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Wivco sent me this tool a little while ago. I was waiting for an opportunity to try it out. When this RL came in for a brake job that required me removing the rotors, I thought this would be a perfect opportunity to try out the tool. It worked flawlessly as you see in the video. I think I'll put my impact driver away the next time I need to remove rotor screws.
I'm sure this also works on other screws that might give you similar trouble. I was sold after it got these rotor screws loose.
Wivco did not pay me to say any of this. When a tool works, I'm happy to talk about it.
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We use these in the Air Force for stuck screws on jets all the time, such a life saver, especially when you're removing hundreds of screws at a time that are all corroded to the max!!
The first time I got those screws out, after all sorts of hammering and howling, I coated them with anti-seize and put them back in. I have never had a problem since and can take them out with just a regular old screwdriver. Just a dab of anti-seize works wonders.
Problem is when you are disassembling something you did not put together. Your dab of anti seize will help the next guy😅
As a car repair shop owner always looking for ways to speed up the repair job safety and efficiently, I thank you for your review
This tool, while limited in its uses, is brilliant for the intended task. From looking at the comments already posted I can see that many folks don't fully understand how the tool works. It's not meant to compete with a rotary impact driver as they work quite differently.
Eric, I can always count on your instructional videos. Thanks for taking the time to make this very informative and easy to understand videos!
I think this tool has a perfect application. I’ve used impact drivers with bits before and it’s not always guaranteed hey it’ll do the job and then you are out of luck and have possibly a stripped screw head. With this, from the looks, gives a much greater impacting force from the air hammer into the head of the screw and then allows you to easily turn it.
I've seen this in tool catalogues and never thought it would work so good. Good review Eric 👍👍
Eric deserves a lot more subscribers he's helped me out with stuff from the simple to hard problems and that for me he will always have my subbed support!
T-Knocker is another name. Very useful tool in Aviation. I work on a 50+ year old jet all day and these are a lifesaver on the fairings.
This is one of the best tool reviews in awhile. Thanks Eric!!!
I have used a similar version opening panels on jet aircraft for 30 years. Control over the amount of torque=less stripped screws. Tool is called a Rodack or woodpecker. you can purchase at the yard store online, however it is made for rivet gun not air hammer. Rivet gun has a longer stroke. Good one Eric. Lapping compound on bit also helps for real tough ones.
I work on jet aircraft fuel tanks and we use these to open up fuel panels. we call them screw knockers.
Oh yeah I forgot about that name for the tool, thanks.
I'm going to have to add this one to my arsenal against rusty screws. Been using my old school impact driver (hit with a hammer type) for 25 years, but I can think of several situations where the violent jarring of the air chisel would've made the job go much faster. In fact, I think I used the air chisel in the surface of the rotor all around the screw (was a GM product). In the end I won, but I'm still buying this! THANKS ERIC!
Bought the tool based on video review, and lucky enough had a Honda come by for front brake job. At first I set the compressor at 30psi, but that hardly did anything. I then set it to 60 psi, and after couple of shots the screws came out like nothing. Great tool.
Also to compare it to manual impact driver that I also have. It was a life saver many times, but I have broken a few bits on it already, because the tip takes all the abuse. With this tool, the bit will last much much longer, since there is no torquing action on it.
It does use the same size bits (oversized) like the manual impact screwdriver, so in case you break one, you can just get craftsman replacements.
OMG! I bought this tool at a car show and forgot about it after putting it in my toolbox. Then I ran into a problem trying to loosen a ground screw for an a/c clutch. After totally stripping the Philips head ground screw with a screwdriver, I remembered having this tool. It worked like magic! I mean, M-A-G-I-C, even with the stripped slots on the screw head.
This is AWESOME! I have a craftsman impact driver. I think it was around $15 bucks. If you have a air hammer do for this! These impact drivers, craftsman or this brand is a must! Especially Hondas. Almost stripped a rotor screw using a regular impact Gun and I remembered I had a impact driver and brought it out. It came out sooooo easy and no stripping at all. This tool is a must! A impact driver is a must in general! Will save you sooo much time especially changing rotors
Eric, you are the man! I need this tool in my life!! I was dealing with those screws and they were a pain in the but lol!!! Thanks again!!
i have been using this method for years on rotor screws. But i use a impact screw driver bit that i welded to an air hammer bit. works the same way. i will have to get this tool. Awesome!
Thats an awesome tool it works a lot better than a hand held impact driver, definitely a great investment.
They work like magic on frozen brake bleeder screws too! I use the Phoenix break free version that takes 3/8 sockets. I use a small stocks to take out frozen bleeders, and use a screwdriver socket on it to take out those rotor screws. Chris
Now I like the sound of that!
we've used tools like that for years in aviation. we call them screw knockers. same concept. put an impact tip holder on the end and use our rivet gun to hit it. great tool!!
+greg johnson Well, we're catching up, lol. :)
Thanks man I’m getting that tool ASAP I was loooking for the name 2 months ago now I know, thank you
Just bought this tool. Thanks for the tip.
the guy who invented this tool - genius
the guy that thought rotor screws was a god idea - not genius
+EZOVERDOSE
I know especially in the north where all the salt is.
+EZOVERDOSE ....the screws are actually a good idea...........the screws keep the rotors tight against the hub during routine tire rotations.........without them the rotor pulls away from the hub allowing rust to get between the two.............afew hundred miles of driving and the rust falls away loosening the clamp load on the wheels...AKA an unhappy customer with a wheel falling off on the highway.....
Brad Hoger
i have a 91 s10 with 210k miles on it with a floating rotor design and have never had that problem. now i wont disagree that securing them to the hub is a bad idea. i will however say using philips or flat head screws to do it are. there is such thing as countersunk allen heads or just bolts
Definitely agree......newer cars are using torx...
+EZOVERDOSE They are required for manufacture of the cars.
Awesome Eric! I have the same Air Hammer, love that tool, packs a punch.
This tool is genius. I had already ordered my impact air hammer, now I'll just want another tool to go with it.
A lot of comments about this being a bad design on this video...yeah, well, torx bit drivers are even softer and easier to destroy. I'm sure this method would work better for that on some crazy VW's.
That is an awesome little tool!
I needed this in my life a month ago...
Thank you, for your honest product reviews. And listing the compensation if any.
Break a Wrench!!!!
I use an impact driver that you hit with a small sledge hammer. Funny your showing this as I just did my front brakes and know that those little rusted screws are a pain.
Thanks Eric! Great review
I use a punch and hammer to make a nice divot in the retaining screw to spin it loose.. Its always worked for me! This tool is great if you have the means to use it!
That is real cool. you get a lot more control versus an impact screwdriver.
+Albion Laster Yes, but if you don't use the "impact" part.. the part you hit with a hammer. Just use the head of it, and the bit, with something like a quarter inch impact driver it's awesome. Just tap the bit into place, put the head on, and pull the trigger a few times, maybe push in a bit if you feel the need to. If it is backing out of place, then tap it into place again a bit harder. Or go up to the larger size. Those bits fit those screws really well. I have never had a problem with that method.
Like it. Looks like the impacting is also freeing up the rotor hat from the hub as well.
Been using an impact screwdriver for years for things like this. Never let me down, but I'm a tool nut and have to have one of these now.
good tool, we've had similar tools like this in aviation for years.
Neat idea and great for the pro mechanics. I personally prefer using and impact driver and club hammer; saves having to drag an air hose out to the driveway. plus you get a wider selection of really sturdy bits, like hex heads.
At first I thought it was a tig torch. They make those for impact sockets too. Helps break nut free without breaking the bolt.
Nice helping hand Erick !!.
Nice one Eric , any tool you can add to the arsenal for a brake job is a bonus. My biggest fear doing brakes is breaking the bleeder valve , so now when I finish the brakes I put. Silicone paste round the valve. And put on a rubber collar cut from hose and then the cap makes easy next time , keeps the salt out up here in Canada , I learn something new from. Your. Videos thanks , your best days are yet to come .,,,,
adding this to my must have list. thanks for sharing
I would imagine you could use a 1/4 or even a 3/8 chuck with respective sockets for stubborn bolts as well. I like that the hammer action is separate from rotational action allowing the user to apply rotary force as needed.
simple is the best. great tool
Had that one honda that managed to break 4 of our impact driver bits. We drilled them all out instead. This tool seems like a must have.
Screw those screws! And that tool is genius!
Amazing tool, removed my crusty rotors screws with ease!! Last time they had to be drilled out.
Yes! That tool is legit for Nissan's/Subaru's Jecs fuel injector screws, as well as the valve cover screws.
I have already replaced them with regular hex bolts lol. With that tool it would have made life easier.
This is an awesome tool for stubborn screws. I just wish it was 1/4 instead of 5/16 drive size. My air hammer destroys bits and next to impossible to get locally. I use it for getting the torx fasteners out of Jeep's almost daily. It's a life saver for me
Awesome tool
dang. that works nicely. I remember spending 2 hours getting the rotor screws off my old mazda 6 rear rotors. Ended up drilling them out. I never put them back on, thats for sure. haha.
Man, there are a lot of salty people saying that you can just use an impact driver. Yeah, but if you have air and an air hammer this is a really sweet tool. I gotta have this tool. Makes a lot of sense for people who work in shops, and for whom time matters.
OMG, where has this been all my life????
Super cool trick
I am impressed! I need one of these!
That is a tool that has been in aircraft maintenance for a very long time, we know it as a Lester. And you are right, if you go a full 90 psi on those screw tips they will shatter.
Awesome! I like that better than the spray penetrating oil, then it it with impact driver with 4 pound sledge. I forgot I had an air hammer I need to get that thing out.
love those screws, especially when hollow.
yes it is a great idea i have used it from the 2002 got it from my Snap-on tool truck
Hate those rotor bolts, had to drill so many... Thanks Eric!
100% buying this
Sweet!!! Now I need to get me one of those air powered ray guns. JK . thanks for introducing new tools. Have a fantastic day!
Looks like a useful tool to have.
Super zabawka !
Great channel, Great video
very nice tool I need one
Awesome! totally making one now.
the first scheduled service with new cars should list "remove screws from Hell"
Hyundai use these screws in Europe too, pain in the hole, that tool looks awesome, have to get Me one
awesome, i'm getting this tool
omfg where had this tool been all my life
I was really interested in this, after watching the video I think my impact driver works faster than this. If its reasonably priced I might still buy it.
great tool
Pretty cool! I have a similar tool made by Mayhew to break loose rusted bolts. I believe they also call it the Shake-n-break..
That tool has been around for years But it works like magic Mac has one also
I do not have this tool... I have a version that has a 1/2" drive for sockets and a hex you can put a wrench around to apply torque... After snapping an intake manifold bolt on my truck, I used said air hammer attachment to remove the rest (2 or 3 others looked like they could have snapped if not for this tool)..... Then, I used it on the remaining 10 exhaust manifold bolts (Someone snapped two of them off long ago on the passenger side and gave up, and the engine was out of the vehicle, not sure I could fit the tool in otherwise). All 10 came out without much of a fuss. Simply amazing.
We have them at Boeing only larger. We call it a lester tool.
Good stuff.
Nice Job
In the military aircraft maintenance world we call that a Master Blaster. Not a new idea but works great
I bought a hammer screwdriver from Harbor Freight for 9 bucks, the head comes off and fits on my impact gun. With low setting on the gun, lean into it and it works like a dream.
Nice tool
This was therapeutic to watch.
According to me that's the most genius tool.
Seems to be great tool :)
Cool man!! Thanks for da up bruh!
Don't forget ur dust mask with all that rust n dust falling out. Might I say for the home DIY guy who don't have access to a air compressor on the weekend the regular impact hammer with a 3lb mini sledge works great. A couple pops and it's loose. If you have trouble use a map gas tank with a mini gas attachment, the style the plumbers use, heat up the screw, a penetrating oil after heating the screw as the heat sucks the fluid in and a couple good whacks and it'll convincingly come loose then. If it don't come loose after that then let it sit and the oil soak in while you take a responsible beer break.
+Dale N Thumbs up for brake dust. The average DIY still doesn't know how nasty it is.
Blue Point also makes one similar to that that has a 17mm hex on it to put Wrench on to turn that’s what I use if impact driver just won’t do the Trick
impact driver works great for me
Check the aircraft section of tool books. Bet you can find a screw knocker for a better price. Used this bugger all the time on F-15s. I have jacked some stuff up with this tool before.
nice bec my Aluminum wheel stuck to rotor I been try any kind of method to get it out I hope this tool help
Impressive!
I would imagine you could use a 1/4 or even a 3/8 chuck with respective sockets for stubborn bolts as well. I like that the hammer action is separate from rotational action allowing the user to apply rotary force as needed. seems like a neat tool but I don't own an air compressor. is it possible with a rotary hammer in hammer mode???
It's called an "old man screw knocker" I'm an aviation engineer and mechanic. They've been using these for years in aircraft maintenance to pull planes apart. It's about time it's trickled down to the automotive market.
+Fireship1 Ditto :-)
+Fireship1 Aircraft probably use more screws than cars do, but it's nice to be able to get those blasted rotor screws out. Thanks, aviation maintenance!
In the RCAF, we called them woodpeckers.
JombieMann I heard there's a few trees in Canada. I hope RCAF aren't using wooden screws.
does that thing hookup to an impact gun or just air hammer? it looks like all the turning force comes from the little handle on the side and the vibrations from hammer seems to break the stuck fastener loose.
Amazing!
would this work on hex bits for guide pins? This looks awesome.
That's awesome.
I use Milwaukee's M12 impact driver and works just as good, and you don't need an air hammer. Every time I install those screws I use anti-seize or synthetic grease such as Urea grease, and they come off with regular screwdriver without effort.
Why do you put them back ? The factory only uses them so the rotor won't fall off before they put the wheels on .
I don't do much work on cars (just trucks, semis, 18 wheelers or whatever you say in america, lorrys?) But i never put rotor/brake drum screws back. They often break when you try to remove them and brake discs/drums are held in by the rims anyway
Amen. It's like back in the days of the P brake shoes with a lock bolt and clips holding the anchor pins in . Half the time the bolt broke off and you had to drive the pin out and shear the bolt . I Never put those back . Thank God for Qshoes
I would like you to try it out on a screw seized in aluminum. Being a diesel mechanic and trailer mechanic I routinely come across light housings with stainless and steel screws seized in aluminum.
Nice tool, very nice, its like a cheat sheet for stubborn screws...phillips headed screws belong in wood.
How about torx rotor screws? I recently had to change them on a C5 and got 7/8 out.. the last one was so bad it rounded completely. Got it out by hammering a flat headed screwdriver at different angles into it... would of been handy to have a tool like this!