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LostMohican YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 12	17mm Spark Plug socket? 04/14/11 at 08:33:42 I'm having a hard time tracking down the right spark plug socket for my 87 Savage. The Clymers book says 17mm. And what size spark plug should I be looking for? Am I missing something?
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Arnold Serious Thumper Offline The dude abides... Posts: 896 Westchester, NY Gender:	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #1 - 04/14/11 at 08:39:27 If I am correct, the spark plug is most likely not metric, that'd be 11/16 instead.
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Fuzzy5150 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #2 - 04/14/11 at 09:06:18 It is a 17mm. None of the 'standard' spark plug sockets that you get at the auto store will work. Just get a 17mm deep well socket. Cut a short section from a rubber spark plug boot and glue into the bottom of the socket. This will hold the spark plug in place so it doesn't fall out.
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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #3 - 04/14/11 at 09:21:56 Blow the crap outta th hole before you pull the plug,, Thin wall sockets are available at the Big Box stores, in the lawn & garden stuff.. I keep a spark plug boot handy, once the plug is oose, stick the boot on & use that to spin it out, use that boot to start it back in,, anti sieze is your friend.
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Fuzzy5150 YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 24	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #4 - 04/14/11 at 11:36:01 Good advice to blow out the hole for sure! I just take it for granted that everyone knows to use anti-seize, but definitely use anti-seize.....more is better than less.
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #5 - 04/14/11 at 12:26:57 The NGK- DPR8EA-9 plug is 11/16" or 18mm Mikael
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28804 L.A. California Gender:	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #6 - 04/14/11 at 17:24:17 mcentric wrote on 04/14/11 at 12:26:57: The NGK- DPR8EA-9 plug is 11/16" or 18mm Mikael 11/16" = .688 18mm = .708 I got a worn out 11/16 that'll fit the plug, but very tight. Go to a lawnmower store, look for one stamped out of steel tube.
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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #7 - 04/14/11 at 17:47:55 Auto Zone has an 18 mm that's slim enough to fit. I think mine is 3/8 drive and cost around $5.
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mcentric Junior Member Offline Savage Viking Posts: 58 Skedsmokorset, Norway Gender:	Re: 17mm Spark Plug socket? Reply #8 - 04/14/11 at 21:41:07 ...or for us metric users, 11/16" = 17.46mm. So unless your 17mm socket is modified it probably won't fit. I bought an 18mm spark plug socket at our equivalent to Harbour Freight/Grizzly here in Norway and it works a charm. But I don't know available that would be in the states. Mikael
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