Armor removal and armor screws

[Lauren Child]

They were probably made to be used with an inertia wrench.

If you've not seen one it has a large rotating disc like a dumbbell weight that you spin down the length of the driver, building up inertia, and then it suddenly grips and transfers the inertia at the end.

[Mrs Vampire]

Ahhhh another club for the bag do you have a link to a photo??

[Lauren Child]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

Ahhhh another club for the bag do you have a link to a photo??

Here you go. This is an Atherton type Inertia wrench. Theres a 18" ruler for scale. It's a heavy lump which broke my other half's toe, hence not popular in our household... (a timely reminder to be careful with your tools)

[Lauren Child]

It comes with a kit of tools including a strap to go around you neck (to brace against your chest) and a stand for working on lower bolts.

[Lauren Child]

It has a 3/4 inch female square drive socket on the end for adaptors. This is one for 1/2" square drive socket and one for the kit of flat head and allen hex screwdriver ends, which are a special type (presumably hardened - it cautions you against losing them or making your own replacements). Hope that helps

[Lauren Child]

To use it you apply pressure to seat the driver into the screw (with a second person guiding it if you need), then push the handles sharply forward. This spins the disc up which then whacks into the end delivering a forward rotary shock. You then grab the disc and pull back which rotates the driver, undoing the screw. You can click it into an alternate runner for doing back up (making sure that it's good and tight).

The book states it's for rusty tank screws and female war workers who may not have built the needed strength for such work. A nice and useful bit of history.

I don't know why they don't still make them.

[Mrs Vampire]

Now that looks very noice but very very hard to find one :?/

[Lauren Child]

Originally Posted by Gina Vampire

Now that looks very noice but very very hard to find one :?/

Unfortunately yes, but it gives you an idea of what to look for (or to try and replicate with modern tools). Basically you need a shock push and twist motion at the same time, with a bit that fits exactly into the slot (very little play).