what size spark plug wrench socket do i need to swap out my plugs on a 1969 1600 beetle engine?
thanks in advance.
_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber
125 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·
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quick sparkplug q.
Mick058 Custom Title Time!
1,580 posts · joined Jan 2008 ·
big one or small one i believe😁
Sorry mate, im not 100% but i though it was the bigger one. Can't remember official sizing. Someone is sure to answer with a proficient response
Sorry mate, im not 100% but i though it was the bigger one. Can't remember official sizing. Someone is sure to answer with a proficient response
Adsman Officially Full-On Dubber
393 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
the big one that comes in all cheapo sets - cant remember the size either maybe 21mm or 13/16??
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greasykitchen Officially Full-On Dubber
375 posts · joined Dec 2007 ·
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11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
use the box spanner that came with the car...
wheel bolts on one end...
spark plugs on the other..
I think its 13/16 plug spanner with a rubber insert to hold the plugs..
use a piece of rubber hose on the plug to install them
that way You can't crossthread them
naturally You tighten them up with a spanner
and You should use Never Seize on the threads
if You don;'t have never seize use Lithium based Moly grease - same grease You do the front end with..
if you have torsion bar front end..
Lee
wheel bolts on one end...
spark plugs on the other..
I think its 13/16 plug spanner with a rubber insert to hold the plugs..
use a piece of rubber hose on the plug to install them
that way You can't crossthread them
naturally You tighten them up with a spanner
and You should use Never Seize on the threads
if You don;'t have never seize use Lithium based Moly grease - same grease You do the front end with..
if you have torsion bar front end..
Lee
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General_Failure Use your head, don't abuse it!
1,036 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·
Also keep a magnetic pickup tool handy for when, i mean if you drop the sparkplug into the tinware. It's either 21 or 22mm. Like Adsman said it's the big one in the cheapo sets. You need one with a rubber bit inside that grips the insulator on the spark plug properly. Or a magnetic pickup tool and a lot of patience.
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Adsman Officially Full-On Dubber
393 posts · joined Jan 2007 ·
That magnetic pick up tool also comes in handy when trying to install manifold washers and nuts. Saves hours of work ehn trynig to find that 11mm nut down betwwen the tinware and the head or spark plug. Especially the back side behind the manifold😬
General_Failure wrote:Also keep a magnetic pickup tool handy for when, i mean if you drop the sparkplug into the tinware. It's either 21 or 22mm. Like Adsman said it's the big one in the cheapo sets. You need one with a rubber bit inside that grips the insulator on the spark plug properly. Or a magnetic pickup tool and a lot of patience.
What my garage isn't messy........Well chaos is a form of order isn't it?
_me_ Seriously Crusin Dubber
125 posts · joined Jan 2006 ·
thanks guys - all sorted. 21mm 13/16th's was the way to go...
didn't drop anything into the tinware either - haha.
didn't drop anything into the tinware either - haha.
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