I work on cars in a state that uses tons of road salt during the winter, the result is a lot of rusted solid nuts and bolts that would never come out in one piece using wrenches, ratchets, or an impact gun.<br />Case in point: brake bleeder screws; for years I've had to soak every single bleeder screw in heavy duty penetrating oil before attempting to open them with a wrench, and about 30% of them either didn't move at all or just snapped off. First time I used the Shake n Break was on a worst case scenario: a 22 year old Honda, the bleeder screws were barely recognizable, just little nubs of rust. There was enough left of them to use the tool on fortunately, and it was almost miraculous how easily the bleeder screws came free. This is probably going to end up being one of my most used tools.<br /><br />The only negative aspects of the tool is there is no retainer to hold a socket on, and there is a deluge of dirt and rust raining off the car every time I use it (but that's not really the Shake N Breaks fault).
Rating:
[5 of 5 Stars!]