spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove
Joe
get it out is there another handy household contraption I can use to
get deep in the hole to grab the plug and remove it or do I need to
hit the hardware store?
a
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Kevin Bottorff
or a piece of rubber fuel line. KB
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Buy yourself a spark plug wrench with a magnetic insert. Bite the bullet,
for a couple of
bucks. Wrenches without any inserts are a PITA, and those with foam rubber
inserts are
but little better.
Dont go to a gunfight with a pocketknife.
Ninja
In a pinch, sticky tape can solve a wide range of problems. Just wad up a
bit and shove it in your socket. It'll pull the spark plug right out. Use it
to tape screws to the screwdriver, too, for fitting into tight spots.
Not a permanent substitute for a quality tool, of course, but this trick can
often save a trip to the store.
Mike Romain
All the 'spark plug sockets' I have have a rubber insert for grabbing
onto the plug and removing or installing it.
Might I suggest a real spark plug socket, rather than a socket 'that fits'.
Mike
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Don Stauffer in Minnesota
Buy yourself a plug socket that has a rubber insert to hold the end of
the plug. These are made specifically as "spark plug" sockets. Not
just any deep socket of the right size is a spark plug socket.
AZ Nomad
>Joe wrote:
>> It keeps falling out. I don't have a long enough needle nose pliers to
>> get it out is there another handy household contraption I can use to
>> get deep in the hole to grab the plug and remove it or do I need to
>> hit the hardware store?
>>
>All the 'spark plug sockets' I have have a rubber insert for grabbing
>onto the plug and removing or installing it.
>Might I suggest a real spark plug socket, rather than a socket 'that fits'.
It might also help if the OP posted the make/model/engine involved. Many
newer cars have the spark plugs below a long shaft, and most sparkplug sockets
are too thick. I found that twisting the socket extension a little to the
side is enough to keep the plug grabbed for the long trip out of the well.
H...@nospam.nix
"Don Stauffer in Minnesota" <stau...@usfamily.net> wrote in message
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I have had several with rubber inserts over the years, and they are an
improvement
over a "socket that fits". With time, the inserts have degraded on some of
mine,
or have hardened, or loosened and fallen out.
The best I ever had was a magnetic one, but I dont know where you have to go
to
buy one now.
mcnal...@gmail.com
Okay that was the three 'easy' forward facing plugs in the Acura where I could easily see the plug in the hole. Then a run to autoparts store for a magnetic socket for the rear facing plugs. But I couldn't have run to the store without getting the first spark pulled and replaced, but it worked so well I did the other two front-facing plugs.
mcnal...@gmail.com
Kevin Bottorff
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