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Help i can't get my s. plugs out with hooker shorties...

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Old Feb 5, 2001 | 06:13 PM
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Car: 91 Z28
Engine: 5.7
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Help i can't get my s. plugs out with hooker shorties...

I've been trying all day - even with a open 5/8's wrench and I've only been able to get out cyl. 1 2 3... help
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Old Feb 6, 2001 | 07:10 AM
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Car: '87 Camaro IROC-Z
Engine: 385 HSR
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There are 3 ways to do this: buy SLP's shortened spark plug socket, make your own shorty socket, or cut a long slot into your own socket. With the shorty socket, about 1/2 its length is cut off and the middle drilled out some so that it can slip over a spark plug (the tip will be sticking through other side) and you use a wrench to turn it. This works pretty good, but it's still a little difficult getting a wrench on the socket for a couple of the plugs.

Cutting a long slot in the socket will allow you to slide it onto the plug from the side instead of from straight behind it. This way, you can still use a ratchet on the socket or a wrench if there isn't room for the ratchet. HTH...

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