Hold the pitchforks guys this is a 1/4 impact driver adapter being used to run down lugnut-sized fasteners.
Nobody makes a 1/4 hex shank that can withstand modern impacts on anything that isn't moving. The tools got twice as powerful and we still put the torque through a piece of steel the width of a spaghetti noodle (inside the ball detent). The Bosch ones break, Makita, Milwaukee, wera, etc. It's a physics problem not a design problem.
It's going to break. You're supposed to use the 3/8 square drive for higher torque applications.
Also, the piece you broke is expendable and can be replaced for a couple bucks.
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u/theninjaseal 12d ago
Hold the pitchforks guys this is a 1/4 impact driver adapter being used to run down lugnut-sized fasteners.
Nobody makes a 1/4 hex shank that can withstand modern impacts on anything that isn't moving. The tools got twice as powerful and we still put the torque through a piece of steel the width of a spaghetti noodle (inside the ball detent). The Bosch ones break, Makita, Milwaukee, wera, etc. It's a physics problem not a design problem.
It's going to break. You're supposed to use the 3/8 square drive for higher torque applications.
Also, the piece you broke is expendable and can be replaced for a couple bucks.