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spark plug sockets
anyone reccomend a good.....magnetic.....socket, for 911 plugs. looked at hazet. ?? thanx j.
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the stock tool in the tool kit that comes with the car works very well
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+1. In fact, the stock tool is the only one I have found that will get all of the plugs out. The mechanic I use for major stuff showed me a cool Snap-On tool that he uses that basically operates on the same principle as the stock tool.
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Buy a used stock tool. There really is NO reason to reinvent the wheel on this one... Nothing works better.
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I picked up a used stock plug tool from a Pelican for a fair price about 15K miles ago. I used it for the first time last week. I'll never use anything else ever again. Worth every penny.
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Just bought A snap-on extra long socket today thinging it might work good and it does on the #2 #3 #5 #4 cylinders but #1 and #6 cylinders it does not. So I will look for a factory tool. Hope this helps. Craig.
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I've used this for the past 30 years. Hazet 2505-2
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The early 6 and 7 series BMW's used to come with a nice tool kit that was built into the trunk lid. Tools were by Hazet and the spark plug tool was sort of like the 2505-2 (as posted by gecc). It has an internal spring steel that grips the spark plug insulator for plug lift.
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Snap on magnetic socket, weld it to a 3 inch extension, use with a stubby ratchet. I have also used the Hazet one above which works fine.
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The main thing to look for in the tool is a thin-walled socket. Most spark plug sockets have thick walls, which prevent them from accessing the plug. The factory tool has thin walls, as did the Snap-On tool that my mechanic uses. The other important feature of the factory tool is the "swivel" function, which allows the tool to negotiate the confines of the cylinder head.
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the carrera didnt come w/ a stock tool kit. ideas where i can locate one? j.
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Timely thread.
I just had our machinist take off 0.020" off my Craftsmen 13/16" spark plug socket. There is 0.050" of meat at the thinnest part, so you can machine 0.020" off and it clears every head. Cylinder #6 and #1 were my tightest. Also, I took a round file and wore away at the rubber insert too, to make sure I can retrieve the socket with just the friction of the detent ball of the extension.
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