Astro Tools 1834 1/2" Nano Flex-Head Angle Impact Wrench - 400ft/lb

Best damn impact I ever had! I go through a lot of pneumatic tools and this is by far the best I’ve ever used. Fits into tight places and strong enough to handle any task I’ve come across. Solid purchase. I highly recommend this!

This tool is part of my collection and while not the strongest it will take out lug nuts without much struggle. It’s designed to fit in hard to reach places and it does it great. I use this tool for break jobs it’s perfect to get behind the caliper and get those caliper bolts off/on

This may be the impact tool that you want, when most normal impact wrenches won't fit because of depth.Designed for brake work. But useful for many other purposes. The handle can be flexted/bent to clear obstructions. There is also a 1/2" version. I went with the 3/8" because 3/8" sockets are often shorter than 1/2" sockets and tight spaces are the reason for buying this too.Astro Pneumatics also makes some special, low depth impact sockets, which I plan to get a few english and metric sets of, as soon as I see a good enough sale price.While the tool is very low depth, with the handle, etc. it isn't otherwise smaller or lighter or lighter than some other impact wrenches. At 400 ft/lbs. the torque isn't particularly high. These are the trade-offs for making it small enough to fit in close clearance areas.For tight areas, you may also want to consider the model 1831, which is a bit thicker, but may work in some areas where the handle on the 1833 still gets in the way, even after flexing the handle. It also has a bit more torque at 445 ft/lb.

The media could not be loaded. Overall this is a great little tool. It does great getting to awkward places that you can get in to with a larger impact. You can use angled extensions or adapters but this tool is light compared to my Matco impacts. Making it my go to for most nuts and bolts. I didn’t have a bolt/nut with a size of 24mm or 1’ that this didn’t zip off. I would not expect this to replace my large impacts in terms of power but this makes up with versatility. I just did front upper and lower ball joints with this and it made quick work of the bolts in areas that I couldn’t get a traditional impact. The only negative is that I left the swivel nut loose to let me change the angle constantly while working. This makes it a little annoying to put sockets on but you learn to just grab the head instead of the handle.

Probably already paid for itself in time saved. It’s my go to for chassis and suspension work. Extremely versatile it’s not super powered but it has enough. Just be VERY CAREFUL these things sprout legs and end up in other ppls work area A LOT. Best tool I’ve bought in a while.

Got this after seeing good reviews online for the tool. I've got a small compressor (2 gallon + 7 gallon auxiliary tank), so I don't have a ton of air to run air tools for long durations. However, this setup with a small-ish air impact works well for general tasks, like brakes and small fasteners. I'm quite happy with the impact, partly due to the flex head being able to reach a lot of areas a normal impact wouldn't, and for the reasonable power it provides. I do wish this tool had a bit more variability in power, but otherwise, it's been fine as an on/off switch type tool.Overall, I'd highly recommend, especially when it drops to ninety-ish in price.

Amazing & fits in very tight spots. Powerful as well.

Astro makes great tools. And this one is good... but it doesn't work in smaller than impact gun areas. Like the astro 1831 or the capri palm impact does. Returning for the fact of not filling the roll i needed it to... which the 1831 did. 4*s because it's a great tool but not so effective at what you want a palm impact for....hyper limited room to access bolt/nut.