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Old March 4th, 2022, 10:27 AM   #40
DannoXYZ
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Originally Posted by twb503 View Post
I tried loosening the spark plug, and the socket just came off my wrench, and I haven’t gotten it back since. I think the socket is REALLY on the spark plug, since I did do a bit of hammering to try and get it out. I think the problem is I accidentally used a standard socket on a metric bolt and got it to fit, sort of…
Yeah, get complete set of metric sockets to work on this bike. SAE sizes will always be slightly off with extra wiggle. Although 16mm and 5/8" size for spark-plugs are pretty close. But 16mm is 0.8% larger, so you may have gone next size up from 5/8" and gotten loose fit.

Good to have spark-plug specific tool. I use one of these:

Thin-walls gives extra clearance vs. regular sockets.
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