Capri Tools 1" Drive 40" Breaker Bar - Heavy Duty Auto Repair Tool

Changing brakes on Audi Q7 with 21mm caliper bolts. Tried 1/2 Milwaukee impact, penetrating oil left on overnight, and even a torch with no luck. Breaker bar aka Stormbreaker shows up a day early, and gets the job down in minutes. Saved me hundreds of dollars from buying 3/4 impact which was next on my list to try. Hopefully Thor doesn’t realize it’s missing.length was what i was looking for and seems to be tough.Bought this after I broke my 1/2” breaker bar trying to remove a stubborn lug bolt. Worked great. Also gave me an excuse to buy some 3/4” drive sockets AND a bigger tool chest.goodI was getting sick and tired of using a other co workers air gun to swap out my hitches. I figured I would buy a breaker bar. Finally arrives and I have my 5 year old pick it up and fall over due to his balance been thrown off. He lets out a whoa... I threw on a 1inch and a quarter socket and watched my bolts quiver. Best use of my money so far.Didn't last as long as I expected. The swivel head came off the breaker bar.Stubborn bolts or nuts break free with this bugger. Some still needed a pipe for more length, but most gave up when confronted with this monster. Head does require some reasonable clearance.I needed to remove my spark plugs, that I couldn’t remove with my ratchet. Was glad I had it or I would have had to go to a mechanic. Good price for a heavy duty breaker bar.OverviewI bought this to do tire changes.My normal socket wrenches are far too short to get the leverage required to break free stuck on lug bolts. The only long wrench I have is a 30 inch torque wrench...and you do not want to be using that rather delicate mechanism to break the blots free. A breaker bar is considerable cheaper...I have used this bar several times already for tire changes. I also used it to remove a old rusted on door hing from a barn. The force you can generate from the 30 inch fulcrum is amazing.Build quality is heavy duty. I like the f act that it does not ratchet...that's just one more thing to break when you are removing frozen nuts and bolts.A must have addition to your tire changing kit.Tip: I don't recommend using this to tighten bolts, even ones where you don't need to worry about a specific torque setting. The length just creates too much force with very little elbow grease. You will end up either stripping out the threads or snapping the bolt or socket or torque head. This is purpose built to remove stuck fasteners.... Pros-Great value-Simple design and very heavy duty-A prefect compliment to your 30 inch torque wrench.Cons-NoneRecommendation – Would buy it again and would highly recommend.Edit: i am dumb and you can tighten that screw for the 1/2 inch drive part. It has not broken, it is a great breaker bar but you could find one cheaper locally when it is on sale.Bought it to easily change between summer and winter rims by breaking the nuts. Makes it much easier than using the spare tire kit in the back of the car. Only time will tell if it will hold up, but from my light use, I don't see it breaking anytime soon. The only complaint I have is that the swivel at the one end of the breaker bar is a little too loose to spin around. When a socket is attached, it falls with the direction of gravity, but maybe all breaker bars are like this. I've never used another before, so I wouldn't know. A longer size breaker bar would also have been useful as I find it still hard to break some nuts, but that is just being petty. So far, so good, worth the price.Got this as my first breaker bar for changing my tires and I have to say I'm impressed with its performance for the price. One thing I would recommend doing is tightening the bolt that holds the drive head in place, as it can come loose and gradually unthread itself when it's rotated. I haven't tested the claimed 377 ft-lb capacity, but with good clearance can say it can easily handle upwards of 180 ft-lbsje l'ai acheté pour me dépanner sur la route avec mon motorisé mais je ne l'ai pas utilisé encore ( tan mieux ) mais vu la fabrication de cette bar je suis certain que ca va faire le travail pour les écrous comme ceux des camion routier sont serré à 500lbs ce qui n'est pas rien .Bought the 3/8 version with the soft grip handle and man is that handle tiny. Not sure who’s hands it was intended for but looks and feels like something made for children. For a breaker bar this does not inspire confidence and just feels flimsy to use... I’ve purchased some Capri tools in the past and been satisfied with them but this one’s a dud.