idrivemopar
Well-Known Member
I thought I would share this for those that may not have a tool to get hard to reach spark plugs.
I learned this trick back in the 80's when my buddy was changing the plugs on his 70 Mach 1, and because of the tight space and exhaust manifolds, it was almost impossible to get the spark plugs in and out with a conventional or swiveled reach socket even the ones with the rubber ring inside. He even bought a specialty tool that was for removing the spark plugs, but it didn't work worth a damn, so he made a grabber out of a piece of stiff rubber hose.
Now fast forward to the future, and cars and trucks with coils on plugs, and as I recently discovered working on my neighbors Dodge Ram 4.7, it has COPs, and the spark plug tube is pretty deep. I was easy enough to get the plugs loose with a standard deep socket, but didn't have one that would hold the plug so I couldnt remove it let alone start a new one. So I had a flashback and I remembered my buddies trick and used that method to get the plug out of the tube. Its also handy to start the plug with out worrying if you are cross threading while using a socket. This one is a 5/16 inner diameter hose and I glued it into a larger hose to have better grip. Worked great and made changing the plugs a very easy!
I learned this trick back in the 80's when my buddy was changing the plugs on his 70 Mach 1, and because of the tight space and exhaust manifolds, it was almost impossible to get the spark plugs in and out with a conventional or swiveled reach socket even the ones with the rubber ring inside. He even bought a specialty tool that was for removing the spark plugs, but it didn't work worth a damn, so he made a grabber out of a piece of stiff rubber hose.
Now fast forward to the future, and cars and trucks with coils on plugs, and as I recently discovered working on my neighbors Dodge Ram 4.7, it has COPs, and the spark plug tube is pretty deep. I was easy enough to get the plugs loose with a standard deep socket, but didn't have one that would hold the plug so I couldnt remove it let alone start a new one. So I had a flashback and I remembered my buddies trick and used that method to get the plug out of the tube. Its also handy to start the plug with out worrying if you are cross threading while using a socket. This one is a 5/16 inner diameter hose and I glued it into a larger hose to have better grip. Worked great and made changing the plugs a very easy!
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