ripstik Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Glad it worked out for you. Spark plug changes on a turbo EJ (and FA) can be fun. Could have certainly been easier if i had about 12 of these i have a kobalt swivel socket but the thing lets it bend way to far, like 90 degrees, that ends up making it pretty useless in tight spaces because you really need to support the ratchet from rotating in your hand which is tough in such a tight spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Its all about the combo of tools used and the size of your hands. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Its all about the combo of tools used and the size of your hands. unfortunately i have chunky Italian sausage hands with pretty short fingers, and a mediocre assortment of tools. so that didn't help much. I always thought they were kinda useless but I need to get myself a 1/4" drive ratchet for these tighter spaces Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 If your going to do your own work, more tools is better. I have fat Italian sausage fingers, but smallish hands in general. I am a small Italian. I just give up skin, its overrated anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Infosecdad Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 ... I just give up skin, its overrated anyway. It grows back... My kids fuss at me all the time for the holes in my hands from working on cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 Oh plenty of skin was left in the engine bay. Picture originally excluded for it's gruesome nature. Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted December 13, 2018 Author Share Posted December 13, 2018 And yeah my hands are pretty... Seasoned from years of tinkering on various things.... Not your average keyboard hands Sent from my Moto Z (2) using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m sprank Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I have a "little guy" in my left hand. Had a Phillips head screw driver enter from the webbing between the thumb and index finger and come to rest mid palm. Upon removal it made a "rose bud" and I proceeded to shove it back in forcefully. Super glue covered the hole. Now I have a "little guy" that my daughter rolls in her fingers when we hold hands. Its a ball about the size of a marble that you can rotate 300 deg. Its held in place by a thick strand of tissue. No feeling in it. Some day Its gonna have to get cut out. Been a professional mechanic of some sort (heavy equipment HVAC, bikes, cars) for way longer than I want to admit. You earn scars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dishwasher Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 the dealer was the only place that could get it for me by tomorrow. but I'm pissed that i had to pay $115 for it while being told that the parts guy "is literally losing money talking to" me, was told i had to come in to prepay and had to convince him it was possible to to take my credit card number over the phone.... I hate my dealer. Are Subaru dealers this bad everywhere or just in the land of zero competition that is VT. I love mine, I just e-mail my parts lady and she orders stuff. I can either pay over the phone or pay when I pick it up. Brought to you by Pfizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dishwasher Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 Could have certainly been easier if i had about 12 of these i have a kobalt swivel socket but the thing lets it bend way to far, like 90 degrees, that ends up making it pretty useless in tight spaces because you really need to support the ratchet from rotating in your hand which is tough in such a tight spot. Life saver. Brought to you by Pfizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 Life saver. I was looking at different versions of this yesterday and wasn't sure it would have quite enough flex. have you tried one? if its a good help I may go grab one to do the other 3 plugs this weekend, even though #4 is supposedly the hardest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dishwasher Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I have one, it's not useful for torquing things down, but it's great for getting them out, and for getting the plug in and threaded. It flexes about 90 degrees. The reason it's not good for torquing down is that you have no idea how much torque is being applied to the bolt, and how much the extension is absorbing. Brought to you by Pfizer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ripstik Posted December 14, 2018 Author Share Posted December 14, 2018 I have one, it's not useful for torquing things down, but it's great for getting them out, and for getting the plug in and threaded. It flexes about 90 degrees. The reason it's not good for torquing down is that you have no idea how much torque is being applied to the bolt, and how much the extension is absorbing. Nice, i'll likely grab one from lowes, torquing them in ended up being easy enough because of the lucky length combination of the 3/8"-1/4 adapter and deep well 3/4" socket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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