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I couldn't use a standard sparkplug wrench to tighten sparkplugs because of headers that could have been enginered better. I looked around the Internet and found this tool:
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?ID=25266
Being cheap and in a hurry, I went to Sears and bought a Craftsman spakplug socket for $3.99. I removed the rubber insert, ground the square end so a spark plug could slide through, and cut 3/4" off the hex end. This tool is awesome. If you have a 3/4 ratcheting box wrench, it will fit on the socket and make sparkplug installation a snap.
If you want to try this, make sure you buy a socket that has the internal hex cast all the way up the socket. I noticed that some of my sockets only have the hex about an inch of the way, which will not work. My other tip is use a die grinder to round out the square drive hole. I tried a drill bit and I guess the metal in the socket was too hard because the drill bit is trash.
Mike
http://www.enjoythedrive.com/content/?ID=25266
Being cheap and in a hurry, I went to Sears and bought a Craftsman spakplug socket for $3.99. I removed the rubber insert, ground the square end so a spark plug could slide through, and cut 3/4" off the hex end. This tool is awesome. If you have a 3/4 ratcheting box wrench, it will fit on the socket and make sparkplug installation a snap.
If you want to try this, make sure you buy a socket that has the internal hex cast all the way up the socket. I noticed that some of my sockets only have the hex about an inch of the way, which will not work. My other tip is use a die grinder to round out the square drive hole. I tried a drill bit and I guess the metal in the socket was too hard because the drill bit is trash.
Mike
