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7873jake
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 06:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I was out playing in the body shop in our factory the other day and was struck to try something when I came across a scrap piece of 3/16" door rod (linkage rod for door assemblies in the vehicles we make).

I stuck a 1/2" die in the rod bender and set one end for pulling the spark plug boot off of the rear cylinder (the end with the 90 deg bend in it) and the other end for gently pushing the boot up off of the front cylinder (insert rod under shifter side frame rail, hook around plug, gently lever the boot up and off).

I tested it this week and it takes the pucker factor out of removing spark plug wires for plug changes and has a longer reach than the off-the-shelf pullers available.

It also makes a good boot pusher-downer-thing when re-seating the boots after plug replacement.















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Luftkoph
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 06:36 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

elegant.
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Sharkguy
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 06:48 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

awesome, and simple! great idea.
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Bike_pilot
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 07:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Nicely done. Maybe you should see if you can sell the design to Motion Pro.
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Panhead_dan
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 07:49 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I want one!
How many can you make in a week?
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Schwara
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 10:31 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Please let me know if you decide to do a run.
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Motorbike
Posted on Friday, November 04, 2011 - 10:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

That is very nicely done! I will buy one if you decide to sell them. A guy can never have too many tools! Thanks!
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Pontlee77
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 05:52 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

great work, what a simple piece of door rod, and imagination.........
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Merc16
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 08:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'm inline for one too.
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Bluzm2
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd take one too!
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Nobuell
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 10:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Great Idea
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Od_cleaver
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 11:23 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Lisle has one on the market...

http://www.amazon.com/Lisle-51250-Spark-Plug-Pulle r/dp/B0002STS4E/ref=sr_1_1?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qi d=1320506334&sr=1-1
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Debueller
Posted on Saturday, November 05, 2011 - 12:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Put me on the list for one. (If you got a list!!)
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Mark_weiss
Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 - 01:39 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Is the Lisle tool long enough to reach? I looked at one at an auto parts store but did not think that it would reach down to the bottom of the boot.
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7873jake
Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 - 08:45 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

The Lisle tool isn't long enough. I've used it in the past but tired of making do. I found another one similar to it, a no-name brand, that was longer but thought I'd try a slight revision to see if it could be adapted specifically to the Buell.

I offered this up in the "teach a man to fish" school of self sufficiency but in the interest of trying to give back to a community that has given me quite a bit, I will look in to what the per unit cost would be + an approx. S/H cost.

Since we are working ~9+ hrs a day to meet production deadlines, I'll try to update this in a timely fashion, and before Christmas!

Jake
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Idaho_buelly
Posted on Monday, November 07, 2011 - 10:44 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

I'd take one too..
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Merc16
Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 07:05 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Wooohooo !!!!
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Electraglider_1997
Posted on Tuesday, November 08, 2011 - 09:49 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only) Ban Poster IP (Custodian/Admin only)

Seems like anyone could make their own with the photos Jake supplied here. Nice idea and thanks from us all.
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