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Offline ruSTynutz

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Spark Plug Socket
« on: March 10, 2026, 06:11:40 PM »


I ordered a pair of swivel spark plug sockets online from Amazon when I decided to swap out the Iridium Plugs for some standard plugs recently.
There is a spark plug socket in the bike's tool kit but as it's a bit of a pain having to dig it out from under the seat every time you want to check
the plugs I figured this new swivel spark plug socket would be a good addition to my tool box.

Of course the new plugs arrived before the spark plug sockets so I was forced to use the bike tool kit anyhow!  :fp

The sockets finally arrived today and they appear to be of reasonable quality and should do the job...
I actually only needed the 16mm one but figured the 14mm one may be of use elsewhere... :/

If anyone is interested in purchasing a set for themselves, here's a link: https://tinyurl.com/33ep6a3p

Cheers  :beer



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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #1 on: March 11, 2026, 09:08:52 AM »
They look very handy.
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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #2 on: March 11, 2026, 10:22:43 AM »
Hopefully!  :grin

They have a very strong magnet inside that will easily hold the sparkplug as you withdraw it...  :thumbs

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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #3 on: March 11, 2026, 02:22:11 PM »
They have a very strong magnet inside that will easily hold the sparkplug as you withdraw it...  :thumbs

Shut up and take my money! I've been undoing plugs and then reaching down the hole with a set of spring tweezers to fish the spark plug out.
Dale Porter
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Past bikes: GPX-250 -> CBR-600F2 -> CBR-954RR -> VTR-1000
 
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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #4 on: March 12, 2026, 08:00:19 AM »
Piece of 3/8th rubber hose works well too.
 
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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #5 on: March 12, 2026, 08:08:57 AM »
Piece of 3/8th rubber hose works well too.

We're still talking about spark plug removal, yeah?  :think1 ;-* :rofl
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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #6 on: March 14, 2026, 06:42:54 PM »
Piece of 3/8th rubber hose works well too.

We're still talking about spark plug removal, yeah?  :think1 ;-* :rofl
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Re: Spark Plug Socket
« Reply #7 on: March 15, 2026, 03:22:47 PM »
Don't know what you blokes are on about but  this is what I use.
 
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