Torque spec for spark plugs?
Ramblin Fever
12-28-2005, 06:53 PM
on the 3.2L
What is it you guys use to install them with?
The Haynes manual says to install using a tight fitting rubber hose to prevent cross threading, then tighten with a wrench.
I've heard others installing them hand-tight then with a torque wrench - well you can't get your darn hand in the tiny boot hole.
Any additional hints/clues to make this easier are more then welcome; I'm kinda nervous as we pulled one spark plug years ago to inspect them and it was a pain. After that, it went to the $$$ man to do, but he's gettin expensive.
What is it you guys use to install them with?
The Haynes manual says to install using a tight fitting rubber hose to prevent cross threading, then tighten with a wrench.
I've heard others installing them hand-tight then with a torque wrench - well you can't get your darn hand in the tiny boot hole.
Any additional hints/clues to make this easier are more then welcome; I'm kinda nervous as we pulled one spark plug years ago to inspect them and it was a pain. After that, it went to the $$$ man to do, but he's gettin expensive.
rodeo02
12-28-2005, 11:15 PM
I put a dab of never-seize on, then thread them in as far as they will go by hand using the socket w/ extension, then snap the wratchet on & snug them down.
Joel
Joel
amigo-2k
12-28-2005, 11:58 PM
I usually do hand tight (socket, attached to the extension and no wrench) and then give it a 1/4 to a 1/2 turn with the wrench.
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