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Old 11-17-2011, 08:48 AM
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Default Re: Easy Spark Plug Change on 8-plug 4 Banger

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Originally Posted by red_rider View Post
oh gotcha, i'd just never heard it called a wobble. Thanks.
This is an old thread but I have to say that a "wobble" is not a "swivel extension".

A swivel is aka a universal joint. A wobble is a straight extension with a slightly curved//shaved tip on the end that sticks into the socket.

If you can not get to the fastener straight-on with a ratchet and extension and you need a universal joint but don't have one then a wobble extension will somewhat "act" as a limited universal joint. With its shaved end tip it allows you to slightly pull the end out of the socket and tilt the ratchet at an angle without losing grip of the socket. If you did that with a standard ratchet extension it would simply not grab the socket's square hole and would fall out when you tried to turn it.

I would not use a wobble with an impact wrench same reason as you should try to avoid using u-joints. They can be unpredictable and possible take off a leg or an arm. LOL

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Originally Posted by cacher View Post
One pair of Mac tools ("grabbers" #sp600), or other brand of long spark plug wire pullers, --cut--
Here are more spark plug boot pullers than you can shake a stick at.

http://www.cainekeys2.com/tag/spark-...-removal-tool/
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