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techtalk:ref:tools129 [2018/05/21 07:57] ixl2relax [REF: Tools - Sub-029] |
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====== Spark Plug Tools ====== | ====== Spark Plug Tools ====== | ||
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+ | ===== To Gap the Spark Plugs ===== | ||
|A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a \\ hole in it. It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler \\ gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))| | |A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a \\ hole in it. It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler \\ gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))| | ||
|{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&400|}}| | |{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&400|}}| | ||
^ Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5)) ^ | ^ Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5)) ^ | ||
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+ | ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads ===== | ||
+ | Care should be taken when installing the top spark plug on S models or any with dual plug heads. \\ | ||
+ | It's easy to get into the wrong position and break the end of the plug with a conventional wrench. \\ | ||
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+ | This flexible extension allows you to maneuver the plug into the hole using the handle on the end to start the threads without much force. \\ | ||
+ | This was once available at most auto parts stores and is still available online. \\ | ||
+ | If the plug doesn't thread easily, the grip will slip on the plug instead of forcing the threads together and cross-threading them. \\ | ||
+ | Then you simply back it out, re-position and try again until the threads are started correctly. \\ | ||
+ | Once the threads are started, remove the flex tool, use a conventional plug wrench to snug up and then a torque wrench for final tightening. \\ | ||
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+ | | STEELMAN PRO 08310R flexible 12-Inch spark plug starter tool ((photos by Hippysmack)) ||| | ||
+ | |{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_1_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_3_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| | ||
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