Dealmonger: Good Year Racing 24V Impact Wrench For $70
By Chuck Cage
TM reader Toolaremia writes: “Pep Boys is offering this 24V impact wrench for $70 after mail-in rebate. That’s the cheapest I’ve seen it. I did a little web research and discovered that it’s received good reviews on many car enthusiast forums. I can’t tell from the ad, but I think it comes with several sockets, a charger, and maybe two batteries. I’m going to pick one up this week, so I’ll follow up with more information.”
We’re always dubious of these kind of deals, but $70 is uber-cheap for this tool type. I know a lot of autocross people pick these up to simplify wheel changes at the event. If — like them — you just need the impact wrench and aren’t planning to start a 24V collection, it might work for you.
Note: We apologize for the crappy picture. This tool seems to be a PepBoys exclusive, and they offer lousy pictures.
Good Year Racing 24V Cordless Impact Wrench [PepBoys Auto]
July 18th, 2007 at 8:18 am
Hey! That’s Too*l*aremia!
I’ve found out it only comes with one battery, but extras are only $35, so this impact driver with two batteries is $105 after (not-easy) rebate. Still a smoking deal if it can do even a half-ass job. Hope to pick one up tomorrow and beat the crap out of it over the weekend.
July 18th, 2007 at 8:22 am
Too(l)aremia: Fixed!
July 20th, 2007 at 11:16 am
I have that, I bought it in Jan or Feb of this year.
I love it.
July 29th, 2007 at 11:49 am
I bought the goodyear 24v impact wrench sometime last year, I have to admit it is a great tool, plenty of torque and very dependable, the times
I have used, it. The only problem I have is not with the tool but with the charger. According to the manual that came with the wrench I could keep the battery in the charger charging until I need to use it. Well my second charger just blew out and I find that I will have to buy a third one, and if this continues my evaluation will have to change becuase they have crappy chargers. Has anyone else had problems with their chargers?
August 14th, 2007 at 12:14 pm
Toolaremia, where did u find the spare battery?
Jim, I’ve had the wrench for a few months and have not had any problems with the charger.
August 29th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
I bought one and had the same problem with the charger . I tried to find one but can’t seem to find one .
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:25 pm
I woork for a company that dose roadside asst. I now use the Goodyear 24 Cordless Impact wrench. I love it. I have used many diffante types be fore and not just for the price it is a great little work horse. I use it 9-10 times a day… I have had it for about six months now the only promble I have ever had with it is when I forget to charge it. It usly last me 2-3 days of use. you do not have to kept it in its charger. it you do not use it much check it like 1 hour be fore you use it.
September 2nd, 2007 at 3:33 pm
The reason you we have a problem with the charger it that you leave it plug in. All batterys that are rechargerbale lose small amounts for power when not in use. So like mike said check be for you use it. I had to check out what people said about these tool. now I found the one to buy Thanks everone
September 4th, 2007 at 2:03 pm
As an amateur race car driver, I know a sure sign that something is worth the money is when everybody at the track starts showing up with one. The first time I noticed the phenomenon is when everybody started showing up with those Harbor Freight aluminum jacks.
I went racing this past weekend, and now that I have one of these Good Year impact guns, I started noticing how many other races have them: LOTS. An informal survey found that everybody I asked likes it and hasn’t had any trouble with it.
You could tell the folks who paid hundreds more for their Milwaukee or Dewalt impact guns; they would frown when I asked them about the Good Year…
Oh, and I never found the spare batteries.
But the battery life is good enough to service two race cars all-weekend with no recharge, so I don’t think it’s needed.
November 18th, 2007 at 7:58 pm
Where can you find a charger? My charger went out after two uses.. I am not too impressed so far
February 4th, 2008 at 9:41 am
After I saw my cousin’s Goodyear Racing 23-volt, cordless impact wrench, I wanted one for myself. I went to my local Pep Boys and bought myself one and have been quite pleased with its performance. However, I, too, have a problem with the charger. I quit working after only a couple of charges of the battery. My cousin had similar problems with his charger, too. I am like derryl. I need to know where I can get a new charger. My local Pep Boys could do no more than give me an 800 number for Goodyear.
July 28th, 2008 at 1:55 pm
After reading these4 blogs I think it maybe is my charger, I ve had it a year and a half. But now its given me problems I thought it was the battery not fully ccharging anymore but after I read these comments it just might be the charger. I really liked the preformance up till now. I guess I will go out and by another one, the price was right and its been really handy getting those flat tires changed in a few minutes with out having to use to much physical emergy.
October 14th, 2008 at 4:29 pm
My dad has one of these and I did not know there was a trick to the charger. So when I went to use it - he sad to put the battery completely in and then pull it up a bit until you see the light on.
November 1st, 2008 at 12:27 am
Does anyone know where to purchase battery for Good Year Racing 24 v impact wrench?