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Is there a shorter spark plug tool?
After reading all the posts on sparkplug removal methods, I ordered the wrench from the toolkit (no toolkit with the car) from a reputable salvage yard. However, despite many attempts, it's just too long for me to maneuver. I resorted to articulated sockets, locking extensions, and hoses (Pelican posts are extremely helpful!). Took a while, but once I got the "feel", what started as a chore became fun.
However, now I've got this wonderful tool that I can't use....see pictures...were they all this long? It's missing the knurled tip that others spoke of in previous posts....could it be aftermarket (says "Klein", which I thought was factory...) Or is it just me....curious. Watch for it in the for sale forum....   
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There is a shorter version of that tool. It's less than half the length of yours but otherwise very similar.
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That tool looks like the one for a 912 maybe? Definitely way too long for a 911. Contact the salvage yard and see if they'll exchange it for the correct tool.
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This one from the tool kit that came w/ my '72 was the best I ever used
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That sure isn't a 911 tool, more like a 944?
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Mine looks just like Bill V's. It is a great tool to have. Even at it's shorter length, there was a plug or two that took some maneuvering to extract while attached to the tool - there's no way you could get to any of the plugs with the tool in you photo!
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This is the tool that came with the later 911's, I know at least 77 and newer. The shaft flex's to make it easy to remove/install in the tight area's of the 911.
The "fixed" shaft tool of Bill V's came with the early cars. I have no idea where the tool you got came from, but it was not a 911. Possibly, as stated above, a 356 or 912... 
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Looks like a 944 tool.
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John,
Yours is definitely one from a 944. The "flexible" 911 tool (as shown in timc's) post works well for the later cars (84-) & turbos but the earlier "fixed" is the best one I have ever used on the earlier cars. The fixed one really gives you a lot of feel which really helps when it comes to avoiding cross threading the plugs.
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04-22-2009, 07:17 AM
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Thank you all for your help!...now back to the salvage yard..wish me luck!
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not that hard to weld a 3/8 end on one. 5 5/8" is the magic length. been using this one for many years.
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Recognition of two suppliers...
Contacted the salvage yard that originally supplied me the wrong tool (top of photo). Sent pictures from the responses I received on Pelican...this forum is TERRIFIC. After much searching, they located the correct sized tool (bottom of photo). No charge replacement; this after a year of my first receiving tool. dc Automotive...very responsive and honorable! Thank you to all.
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