Ok i try'd to change my spark plugs BUT non of my spark plug sockets would work nor would any of my sockets work as in it would not fit around the plug?????? i am confused is there a special socket i have to buy to change my plugs? is it some odd size that they use just for the canes??? I just want to get my old plugs out and my new plugs in.thanks in advance for the help.

 

its kind of hard to get it in there. i use 3/8" drive, with a 17mm socket (if i remember correctly) and a small extension. i put the extension on the socket, then put that over the plug, then attach the ratchet. then you have to get the plug out. thats up to you, i use airline tubing for aquariums, or fuel line then slip it over the end and pull out the plug.

 

Or, I'll sell you my original, Honda tool kit, plug wrench, with the little notch cut out to fit inside that little casting...for...$500.

(Would have sounded reasonable to me...when I tried the first 2-3-4 plug wrenches and they were all too...wrong.)

Seriously, you should look on ebay for an original tool kit...most times they are cheese...but with Honda apparently necessary.

Also, I have this ratchet, that is like a box-end wrench as well. In other words it has little teeth and can grip any nut, bolt, plug extension,
no matter the angle

HTH....

 

rrasco has the best fix but you gotta make shure its a 17 with thin walls or it still won't fit. Try using a magnet to get the plugs out after you undo them.

 

Kk, thanks guys. i was pulling the little bit of hair i had left out of my head lol. i was just using a standard 16mm sparkplug socket. ok so how thin does the socket have to be???? thanks again guys [sm=smiley10.gif]

 

start with what you got and then see if you need to go thiner. Different brands are different, take yours to a store if it doesn't work and compare it to others and go from there.

 

kk thanks bro. havent had the time to play with the bike yet to try n pull the plugs out again,work work work work.

 

ONE OF THE BEST SPARK PLUG TIPS:

Get a piece of vaccum line that fits snugly over the spark plugs, once you loosen the plug with the socket, slip that vaccum line hose on the plug and loosen it the rest of the way with that by hand (beats any swivel adapter BS), and it's still connected so it's easy to pull the plug out. Works good when starting to thread them in again too (just remember to put a little anti-sieze on the threads of the new plugs).

You're welcome in advance!