[Tigers] Changing Spark Plugs

[bobdixon at frii.com]

I agree.  I found it way faster and easier to just remove the steering
column.

On Fri, 9 May 2014 14:09:32 -0300, "Dave Munroe" <dave at munroe.ca> wrote:
> Jay:
> 
> Call me crazy, but:
> 
> I blew an exhaust manifold gasket last year when one of the bolts at cyl
> #8 
> went awol.
> My car is fitted with headers, which also requires some reduced head
bolts 
> to clear the tightly fitting pipes. With some great help from the guys
on 
> this list, I was directed to some dynamite bolts and a pair of blow-out 
> proof gaskets which, as good as they are, required I get right in there
> and 
> manipulate "things".
> 
> After turning my wrists into pretzels, I decided there was no way out: I
> had 
> to pull the steering column. Was I pleasantly surprised to find how easy
> it 
> was! The only wires involved are in a small turn signal/horn harness,
and 
> there was enough slack (some great service procedure foresight here!)
that 
> they didn't even have to be disconnected.
> 
> So, the plugs on the passenger side are all a piece of cake to 
> remove/replace, and on the driver's side with the column pulled back,
also 
> now pretty easy peasy. The hardest one is likely cyl #8 if you are 
> flexibility challenged, but if you have kept up your garage yoga
training, 
> you should have no trouble accessing that spark plug through the
firewall 
> hole where you are greeted by the tip of plug #8 on removal of the
rubber 
> bung.
> 
> YMMV and good luck!
> 
> Dave
> ps Don't forget to mark the splines when you disconnect the column from
> the 
> U-Joint (!)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> From: "Jay Laifman" <jay.laifman at gmail.com>
> To: <tigers at autox.team.net>
> Sent: Friday, May 09, 2014 1:50 PM
> Subject: [Tigers] Changing Spark Plugs
> 
> 
> Which are the hardest spark plugs to change?  I'd like to tackle those 
> first.
>  I don't want to do the easy ones (if there are any) and then get to the

> hard
>  ones and find I can't do them and end up disabling the car until I can
get
>  them done.  I'm actually looking forward to the challenge.  I've had to

> devise
>  some pretty tricky tool set ups to get at difficult bolts before.  As
dad
>  would frequently say, you really need at least two elbows on each arm,
and
>  eyes on your fingertips to do certain things on English cars.
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