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From: DemoDisk on 6 Apr 2010 14:27

"lugnut" wrote...

> This may be the answer to your problem
>
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=91705
>
> I owne a set of plug sockets that are part of a extension
> bar with a flex joint between the socket and bar. I wasn't
> able to located a link to them. They can reach 10-12" down
> a hole for the plug.
>
> Lugnut

Mm!! That's one LO-Ong socket. Thanks for the link.

Another respondent offered this:

<http://www.autobarn.net/grnus136.html?site=google_base>

which would solve the problem of connections slipping off.


From: DemoDisk on 6 Apr 2010 14:45

"chuckcar" <chuck(a)nil.car> wrote in message
news:Xns9D5283A4DDF5Dchuck(a)127.0.0.1...
> "DemoDisk" <packrat(a)nospam.com> wrote in
> news:rPednaVlKNrj7yfWnZ2dnUVZ_gadnZ2d(a)yournetplus.com:
>
> >
> > I need something strong to retrieve a wrench socket from a deep
spark
> > plug port. There's a rubber ring inside to keep out dust, and it
> > pulls the socket right off the extension bar when you try to
withdraw
> > it.
> >
> > I just barely managed to fish it out with one of those 3-prong
> > grabbers, and I'd like to know what you would use. Even better if
> > it's some ordinary thing around the house instead of a specialty
item
> > from a hardware store.
> >
> Flip over the ratchet to on and give it a slight turn. You'll feel
when
> it's loose. Then just pull it off.

Thanks, chuckcar


From: DemoDisk on 6 Apr 2010 14:47

"N8N" <njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:c8fa2bcd-c2de-4b99-a7d2-d64b0e47a2f5(a)q23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
On Apr 5, 7:32 pm, "DemoDisk" <pack...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
> I need something strong to retrieve a wrench socket from a deep spark
> plug port. There's a rubber ring inside to keep out dust, and it pulls
> the socket right off the extension bar when you try to withdraw it.
>
> I just barely managed to fish it out with one of those 3-prong
grabbers,
> and I'd like to know what you would use. Even better if it's some
> ordinary thing around the house instead of a specialty item from a
> hardware store.
>
> Thanks,
> Jm

is it a standard 3/8" drive socket? This is the application for which
locking extensions were invented.

******

This w/b one example?
<http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99882>

Have to check that out; that release thing just looks strange.

Jm


From: Nate Nagel on 6 Apr 2010 19:21
On 04/06/2010 02:47 PM, DemoDisk wrote:
> "N8N"<njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:c8fa2bcd-c2de-4b99-a7d2-d64b0e47a2f5(a)q23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
> On Apr 5, 7:32 pm, "DemoDisk"<pack...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
>> I need something strong to retrieve a wrench socket from a deep spark
>> plug port. There's a rubber ring inside to keep out dust, and it pulls
>> the socket right off the extension bar when you try to withdraw it.
>>
>> I just barely managed to fish it out with one of those 3-prong
> grabbers,
>> and I'd like to know what you would use. Even better if it's some
>> ordinary thing around the house instead of a specialty item from a
>> hardware store.
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jm
>
> is it a standard 3/8" drive socket? This is the application for which
> locking extensions were invented.
>
> ******
>
> This w/b one example?
> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99882>
>
> Have to check that out; that release thing just looks strange.
>
> Jm
>

I have some Crapsman ones where the release is just a little slide tab.
Think they're these ones.

http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00943355000P

They are a little finicky though; they lock onto some of my sockets but
not others (yes, even some Crapsman brand ones.) I'm sure that someone
like S-K, K-D, Mac, Proto, Snap-On, etc. makes a higher quality version,
but some of us can't afford to buy the best of everything (much as we'd
like to!) Not sure if it's the extensions or the sockets that are at
fault, really, so who can say. I'm pretty sure I've used them with my
good S-K sockets and they worked OK.

Another option would be something like this:

http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=2144&group_ID=1349&store=&dir=catalog

A buddy of mine has one of those and it's just the greatest goshdarned
spark plug socket ever invented. Of course, it's also 56 bucks, so
unless I find one at a yard sale, I'm not going to have one.

nate

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From: Steve W. on 7 Apr 2010 00:07
Nate Nagel wrote:
> On 04/06/2010 02:47 PM, DemoDisk wrote:
>> "N8N"<njnagel(a)hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:c8fa2bcd-c2de-4b99-a7d2-d64b0e47a2f5(a)q23g2000yqd.googlegroups.com...
>> On Apr 5, 7:32 pm, "DemoDisk"<pack...(a)nospam.com> wrote:
>>> I need something strong to retrieve a wrench socket from a deep spark
>>> plug port. There's a rubber ring inside to keep out dust, and it pulls
>>> the socket right off the extension bar when you try to withdraw it.
>>>
>>> I just barely managed to fish it out with one of those 3-prong
>> grabbers,
>>> and I'd like to know what you would use. Even better if it's some
>>> ordinary thing around the house instead of a specialty item from a
>>> hardware store.
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>> Jm
>>
>> is it a standard 3/8" drive socket? This is the application for which
>> locking extensions were invented.
>>
>> ******
>>
>> This w/b one example?
>> <http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=99882>
>>
>> Have to check that out; that release thing just looks strange.
>>
>> Jm
>>
>
> I have some Crapsman ones where the release is just a little slide tab.
> Think they're these ones.
>
> http://www.craftsman.com/shc/s/p_10155_12602_00943355000P
>
> They are a little finicky though; they lock onto some of my sockets but
> not others (yes, even some Crapsman brand ones.) I'm sure that someone
> like S-K, K-D, Mac, Proto, Snap-On, etc. makes a higher quality version,
> but some of us can't afford to buy the best of everything (much as we'd
> like to!) Not sure if it's the extensions or the sockets that are at
> fault, really, so who can say. I'm pretty sure I've used them with my
> good S-K sockets and they worked OK.
>
> Another option would be something like this:
>
> http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=hand&item_ID=2144&group_ID=1349&store=&dir=catalog
>
>
> A buddy of mine has one of those and it's just the greatest goshdarned
> spark plug socket ever invented. Of course, it's also 56 bucks, so
> unless I find one at a yard sale, I'm not going to have one.
>
> nate
>


I have one from Snap-On and one that works just like it that is home made!

Take a good plug socket. Buy a good wobble drive extension of the length
you want. Now measure the base area of the wobble section and find a
washer or make one with a center hole that is the same size. Cut the
washer in half. Now place the socket on the extension and use the washer
halves to capture the extension. Make sure it fits good. Then weld the
washer to the socket.

Or visit a few pawn shops.... (I visited one nearby this weekend and
picked up a complete 3/8" set of Snap-On sockets for 45 bucks)

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Steve W.
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