[s-cars] Help! How do I get the spark plugs out of an AAN???

[Kirby Smith]

I find I have to use a lot of silicone spray on the socket sleeve so the 
least friction is at the plug instead of at the extension.  This 
probably helps the rubber plug boots also.

However, if I ever remember when I see a Snap-On truck, I'll get a 
better setup.

kirby


LL - NY wrote:
> Bob,
> 
> Yeah, thought of that, too. But Bob M (I think) suggested to just
> use duct tape. That'll work for me, as I don't really have a 
> drill press, so I really can't align the hole THAT precisely 
> with a hand drill. 
> 
> LL - NY
> 
> 
> On 6/12/05, Robert Rossato <r0ssat0_987 at att.net> wrote:
> 
>>The problem with the Craftsman socket, at least the old one I have, is
>>that it only has a small detent cut into the drive end for the friction
>>ball on the extension to grab onto.  The Snap-on version I have has a
>>through hole, which is designed for extensions with locking pins, but
>>the end result is that standard extensions grab on much better since the
>>friction ball can fully extend.  You may want to try drilling a hole on
>>the side of your socket to line up with one of the flats on the drive
>>end.  This should definitely help the extension lock on better.
>>
>>Bob
>>
>>
>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: LL - NY [mailto:larrycleung at gmail.com]
>>>Sent: Sunday, June 12, 2005 6:22 PM
>>>To: Robert Rossato
>>>Cc: Paul Heneghan; Tony Curran; Robert Myers; s-car-list at audifans.com
>>>Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help! How do I get the spark plugs out
>>>of an AAN???
>>>
>>>
>>>My thin walled Crapsman 3/8 drive socket is LABELLED 5/8.
>>>I've never measured
>>>across the flats, (it has a male set at the drive end) though. Works
>>>well, but the
>>>only issue I have with it is that it doesn't lock onto the extension
>>>as well as I'd like.
>>>
>>>LL - NY
>>
>>