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 ===== To Gap the Spark Plugs ===== ===== To Gap the Spark Plugs =====
  
-|A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a \\ hole in it. It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler \\ gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))| +A small stainless plate 7/8" long by 3/8" wide and .040" thick with a hole in it. \\ 
-|{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&400|}}| +It can be kept on a key ring and instead of keeping a feeler gauge on your bike. ((Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5)) \\ 
-^  Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM http://xlforum.net/forums/showthread.php?t=395586&page=5))  ^+|{{techtalk:ref:tools:homemade-spark-plug-feeler-gauge_by_deep_diver.jpg?direct&300|}}| 
 +^  Homemade Spark Plug Gapping Tool ((photo by Deep Diver of the XLFORUM https://www.xlforum.net/forum/sportster-motorcycle-forum/sportster-motorcycle-era-specific-and-model-specific/ironhead-sportster-motorcycle-talk-1957-1985/63858-special-tools/page5?t=395586&page=5))  ^ 
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 +This tool is not scientific and it's use is subjective. But it is widely used for gapping plugs. ((Hippysmack)) 
 +|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:spark_plug_gapper_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}| 
 +^  Commercial spark plug gapping tool. ((photo by Hippysmack))  ^
  
 ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads ===== ===== Flexible Extension for Dual Plug Heads =====
 +Care should be taken when installing the top spark plug on S models or any with dual plug heads. \\
 +It's easy to get into the wrong position and break the end of the plug with a conventional wrench. \\
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 +This flexible extension allows you to maneuver the plug into the hole using the handle on the end to start the threads without much force. \\
 +This was once available at most auto parts stores and is still available online. \\
 +If the plug doesn't thread easily, the grip will slip on the plug instead of forcing the threads together and cross-threading them. \\
 +Then you simply back it out, re-position and try again until the threads are started correctly. \\
 +Once the threads are started, remove the flex tool, use a conventional plug wrench to snug up and then a torque wrench for final tightening. \\
  
 +|  STEELMAN PRO 08310R flexible 12-Inch spark plug starter tool ((photos by Hippysmack))  |||
 +|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_1_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_2_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|{{:techtalk:ref:tools:flexible_spark_plug_extension_3_by_hippysmack.jpg?direct&300|}}|
  
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