Questions and Answers for Milwaukee M18 FUEL 18-Volt Li-Ion Brushless Cordless 1/4 in. Hex Impact Driver & 3/8 in. Compact Impact Wrench with Friction Ring

A:  Hi Jeff! You do not have to use up the entire battery before charging. - Milwaukee Tool Social Team

A:  Hi Rich, the M18 FUEL Cordless Impact Driver delivers 2000 in-lbs of torque and 3900 RPM for a wide variety of applications. - Milwaukee Tool Social Team

A:  I’ve used both. The regular fuel has slightly more power, but they are basically the same and have negligible difference. Surge is noticeably quieter than the regular Fuel. You can’t lose no matter which one you choose.

A:  It?s a residual power, there was a tiny bit of juice left in the drill, powering it only gave the lights just enough power to kick on but nothing more. If you pull the battery out while it?s running it kills anything that potentially sorted up?..

A:  We do not recommend using a hex impact to remove tire lug nut's. That is why we recommend using a impact wrench. Thank you! - Social Team

A:  it works great for anything car related, only had it not work on 1 or two bolts and i?ve been using it on cars for almost 2 years now

A:  No chance. You'll need the big 1/2" drive impact for lug nuts

A:  We recommend our 2767 M18 FUEL™ 1/2" High Torque Impact Wrench with Friction Ring eliminates the need to use a pneumatic tool for those stubborn and rusted bolts by delivering 1,000 ft-lbs of fastening torque and 1400 ft-lbs of nut-busting torque. - Social Team

A:  There’s a very very small possibility it will work, but I recommend a mid torque for a 2500 model truck or perhaps the 1/2 big boy impact, but if your needed to save some space in the truck the mid torque will do just fine to remove and reinstall your lug nuts. Just use mode 3 (strongest setting) to remove lug nuts then to tighten them up put it on the auto setting while performing a star pattern first then let setting 2 hammer them down but won’t risk strippings your threads. 👍

A:  If the lug nuts are in good condition and hand torqued with an accurate torque wrench, it will get them off. I wouldn’t use it for that purpose though. If it’s larger than a 17mm I reach for my 1/2” high torque. 11 year experience automotive master tech. 

A:  I have a a hitch with 260 ft lb of torque.  It can take it off if I use a wrench on the back side to keep the bolt from turning.  My brother-in-laws mid torque does it more easily and with out a wrench on the other side.  My f250 has 60 ft lb of torque.  It takes those lugs off fairly easily, but the last time I had to get one loose with a wrench for it to catch.  Basically it can take off pretty touch lugs, but it needs a little more time getting going than the mid torque. 

A:  No, you'll need the 1/2" version for that. The torque numbers dont really translate that well, assume the number on paper is half what a torque wrench would.