[Tigers] Changing Spark Plugs
bobdixon at frii.com
bobdixon at frii.com
Fri May 9 12:09:18 MDT 2014
I agree. I found it way faster and easier to just remove the steering
column.
On Fri, 9 May 2014 14:09:32 -0300, "Dave Munroe" <dave at munroe.ca> wrote:
> Jay:
>
> Call me crazy, but:
>
> I blew an exhaust manifold gasket last year when one of the bolts at cyl
> #8
> went awol.
> My car is fitted with headers, which also requires some reduced head
bolts
> to clear the tightly fitting pipes. With some great help from the guys
on
> this list, I was directed to some dynamite bolts and a pair of blow-out
> proof gaskets which, as good as they are, required I get right in there
> and
> manipulate "things".
>
> After turning my wrists into pretzels, I decided there was no way out: I
> had
> to pull the steering column. Was I pleasantly surprised to find how easy
> it
> was! The only wires involved are in a small turn signal/horn harness,
and
> there was enough slack (some great service procedure foresight here!)
that
> they didn't even have to be disconnected.
>
> So, the plugs on the passenger side are all a piece of cake to
> remove/replace, and on the driver's side with the column pulled back,
also
> now pretty easy peasy. The hardest one is likely cyl #8 if you are
> flexibility challenged, but if you have kept up your garage yoga
training,
> you should have no trouble accessing that spark plug through the
firewall
> hole where you are greeted by the tip of plug #8 on removal of the
rubber
> bung.
>
> YMMV and good luck!
>
> Dave
> ps Don't forget to mark the splines when you disconnect the column from
> the
> U-Joint (!)
>
>
>
>
> From: "Jay Laifman" <jay.laifman at gmail.com>
> To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 1:50 PM
> Subject: [Tigers] Changing Spark Plugs
>
>
> Which are the hardest spark plugs to change? I'd like to tackle those
> first.
> I don't want to do the easy ones (if there are any) and then get to the
> hard
> ones and find I can't do them and end up disabling the car until I can
get
> them done. I'm actually looking forward to the challenge. I've had to
> devise
> some pretty tricky tool set ups to get at difficult bolts before. As
dad
> would frequently say, you really need at least two elbows on each arm,
and
> eyes on your fingertips to do certain things on English cars.
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