spark plug socket trouble
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spark plug socket trouble - 4/6/2007 6:48:07 PM
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WHITEBOY
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Ok i try'd to change my spark plugs BUT non of my spark plug sockets would work nor would any of my sockets work as in it would not fit around the plug?????? i am confused is there a special socket i have to buy to change my plugs? is it some odd size that they use just for the canes??? I just want to get my old plugs out and my new plugs in. thanks in advance for the help.
< Message edited by WHITEBOY -- 4/6/2007 8:17:47 PM >
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RE: spark plug socket trouble - 4/7/2007 1:08:39 AM
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rrasco
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its kind of hard to get it in there. i use 3/8" drive, with a 17mm socket (if i remember correctly) and a small extension. i put the extension on the socket, then put that over the plug, then attach the ratchet. then you have to get the plug out. thats up to you, i use airline tubing for aquariums, or fuel line then slip it over the end and pull out the plug.
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RE: spark plug socket trouble - 4/7/2007 1:27:18 AM
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bmg velocity
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Or, I'll sell you my original, Honda tool kit, plug wrench, with the little notch cut out to fit inside that little casting...for...$500.
(Would have sounded reasonable to me...when I tried the first 2-3-4 plug wrenches and they were all too...wrong.)
Seriously, you should look on ebay for an original tool kit...most times they are cheese...but with Honda apparently necessary.
Also, I have this ratchet, that is like a box-end wrench as well. In other words it has little teeth and can grip any nut, bolt, plug extension,
no matter the angle
HTH....
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RE: spark plug socket trouble - 4/7/2007 6:51:45 PM
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Detroit Cane
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rrasco has the best fix but you gotta make shure its a 17 with thin walls or it still won't fit. Try using a magnet to get the plugs out after you undo them.
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