spark plug socket size?

Originally Posted by hovi5

you forgot to remove side panels & seat to lift tank

True. See how much hassle that rear plug is!

[Viney]

Originally Posted by Baph

I reckon I could check & get the bike back together by the time you had your tank propped up

Oooo a challenge

A 5/8 spark plug socket will work just fine as well if you have one of them laying arround

eh, just buy a couple spare plugs? It's not like they'll go bad sitting on the shelf...

old thread revived!! does anyone know if a gsxr toolkit (mainly the spark plug hinged tool) would work for the sv650 (sk3) - its just mine came without the tool kit..

Cheers

[northwind]

Originally Posted by Baph

Single bolt to allow you to swing the radiator forwards, then you've got access to the front plug. (Well, it is on my bike)

On the faired curvy, the side panels attach to the radiator so you need to shift those too.

As northwind says Baph, it's easy to get to the front plug on our bikes as they are pointies. Suzuki probably did it to make getting WD40 onto it easier when the front pot was cutting out in the wet.

I've tried a couple of spark plug sockets, but the one in the tool kit is far and away the easiest (read, only one that actually worked) on my bike.

I've tried a couple of spark plug sockets, but the one in the tool kit is far and away the easiest (read, only one that actually worked) on my bike.[/quote]

Thats why I'm desperately tryin to find the original suzuki one but cannot find one for the life of me..

try a 16mm
hinged wotsit in toolkit is useless

I use a socket out of my Teng socket set.

And a useful tip courtesy of the Haynes manual. Use a short length of hosepipe which slips over the ceramic end of the plug and start the thread that way. Also handy for pulling the plug out if the socket hasn't got a rubber "grabber" inside.