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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / June 2007spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove
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? get it out with a magnet > 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? > get it out with a magnet > >> 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? or a piece of rubber fuel line. KB  SignatureThunder Snake #9 "Protect" your rights or "lose" them. > 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? 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. > 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? 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. > 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'. Mike 86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00 88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's - Gone to the rust pile... Canadian Off Road Trips Photos: Non members can still view! Jan/06 http://www.imagestation.com/album/pictures.html?id=2115147590 (More Off Road album links at bottom of the view page) >> 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. > 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? 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. > > 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 [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > the plug. These are made specifically as "spark plug" sockets. Not > just any deep socket of the right size is a spark plug socket. 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. |
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