So this was my inspiration to make a glowplug tool... a flare nut wrench and a sparkplug socket... Beer helped too.
Here is a new 1/4 drive 3/8" deep socket from Pep Boys. As you can see, it's nearly 2" long
Here's a glowplug sitting in it... looks like the thread hits the socket before the hex part bottoms out...
So after trimming off the excess socket (.46"), I ground in a large slot for the male bullet of the glowplug to fit through, like a flare nut wrench.
Closeup.
View of how the tool is barely long enough to engage the hex part of the glowplug.
I folded up a 1mm thick 10mm o-ring in the top part of the socket, where the ratchet connects. It grabs the glowplug, like a spark plug socket and holds it firmly. As you can see, I'm holding the tool in a ratchet and the plug stays put.
Here it is on #4 in a (dirty) 94 NA IDI, 1/4" stubby ratchet. Tons of room to loosen or tighten it, even up under the injector lines.
So there ya go... a compact tool that'll easily pop onto glowplugs without hitting the lines, is as short as possible for ratchet clearance, and positively holds the glowplug for easy retrieval/insertion.
This tool holds the glowplug just fine up to 35 ft/lbs of torque, which is nearly triple their spec.
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Here is a new 1/4 drive 3/8" deep socket from Pep Boys. As you can see, it's nearly 2" long
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Here's a glowplug sitting in it... looks like the thread hits the socket before the hex part bottoms out...
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So after trimming off the excess socket (.46"), I ground in a large slot for the male bullet of the glowplug to fit through, like a flare nut wrench.
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Closeup.
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View of how the tool is barely long enough to engage the hex part of the glowplug.
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I folded up a 1mm thick 10mm o-ring in the top part of the socket, where the ratchet connects. It grabs the glowplug, like a spark plug socket and holds it firmly. As you can see, I'm holding the tool in a ratchet and the plug stays put.
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Here it is on #4 in a (dirty) 94 NA IDI, 1/4" stubby ratchet. Tons of room to loosen or tighten it, even up under the injector lines.
You must be registered for see images attach
So there ya go... a compact tool that'll easily pop onto glowplugs without hitting the lines, is as short as possible for ratchet clearance, and positively holds the glowplug for easy retrieval/insertion.
This tool holds the glowplug just fine up to 35 ft/lbs of torque, which is nearly triple their spec.
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