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Old June 15th 07, 08:40 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Joe[_71_]
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Default spark 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?

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Old June 15th 07, 08:44 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

get it out with a magnet

"Joe" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> 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?
>



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Old June 15th 07, 09:27 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Kevin Bottorff
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

<a> wrote in :

> get it out with a magnet
>
> "Joe" > wrote in message
> ups.com...
>> 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

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Old June 16th 07, 12:55 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove


"Joe" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> 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.

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Old June 16th 07, 08:06 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove


"Joe" > wrote in message
ups.com...
> 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.



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Old June 16th 07, 02:06 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

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'.

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Old June 16th 07, 02:49 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
Don Stauffer in Minnesota
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

On Jun 15, 2:40 pm, 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?


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.

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Old June 16th 07, 05:28 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

On Sat, 16 Jun 2007 09:06:24 -0400, Mike Romain > wrote:


>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.
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Old June 16th 07, 08:15 PM posted to rec.autos.tech
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"Don Stauffer in Minnesota" > wrote in message
oups.com...
> On Jun 15, 2:40 pm, 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?

>
> 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.


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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Old May 5th 19, 02:52 AM posted to rec.autos.tech
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Default spark plug socket wrench won't hold plug enough to remove

On Friday, June 15, 2007 at 12:40:38 PM UTC-7, 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?


The gift that keeps on giving. Thank you Kevin Bottorff for the 2007 post to use a fuel line to snag spark plugs. That paid off in 2019 for me. I got started without a spark plug socket to pull the spark plug out of the deep hole. I was looking at the spark plug lying loose in the hole. The fuel line snagged it easy...and the next three.

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.
 




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