Mac tools "impact-bar" used for stubborn bolts that an impact just won't do the job for
Simply attach a socket to the 1/2" drive anvil. Turn impact head vertical on the bolt needed to loosen, and hold on to the handle. Then strike the flat tip of the impact head with a hammer, and it acts like an impact screwdriver. With the downward force it simultaneously twists to the left, loosening the fastener
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