Welder Dave
Senior Member
After spending a fortune getting the bucket cylinders redone, I want to try and save money on the 4 in 1 bucket cylinders that are leaking out the end. I don't use the 4 in 1 too much but want to stop the external leaks. I found a used 48" Ridgid pipe wrench for $100 to get the gland nuts off. To get the rod bolt out, I was thinking of getting an impact socket and possibly using the big pipe wrench on the socket instead of having to also buy a big breaker bar. I don't want to put the pipe wrench on the bolt but am thinking an impact socket is heavier wall and softer so the pipe wrench might work on it. Has anyone ever tried a pipe wrench on an impact socket? I think I could put a decent snipe on the pipe wrench and not hurt it at all. I believe the bolt is about 800 ft./lbs.