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Old Jul 19, 2007, 11:04 AM
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Does this tool exist?

Very often in working on my car I am trying to remove a bolt where I just don't have a lot of room to ratchet a socket wrench. I was thinking wouldn't it be cool if there was a powered socket wrench that was not big like an air ratchet so it could fit into small spaces, but was powered so you didn't have to ratchet it. Well I did some googling and I came up with a patent on what sounds like exactly my imaginary dream tool:
http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5630343.html

The patent was issued in 1997, but I was unable to find any products based on it. Does something like this exist?
Old Jul 19, 2007, 11:11 AM
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Don't believe I ever seen one that wasn't air-powered and as small as you want it.
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Very compact and small air ratchets exist.




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