Schmith spark plug wrenches - essential tools for mechanics
Spark plugwrenches are specialized tools, designed for unscrewing and installing spark plugs in various types of internal combustion engines. Due to their specific application, spark plug wrenches have a different design and dimensions from other sockets and standard wrenches.
The tools, which are spark plug wrenches, are used primarily in the automotive industry, for removing spark plugs for replacement or inspection and for installing spark plugs into the engine head.
Types of spark plug wrenches
Several types of wrenches are available, designed for the installation and removal of spark plugs. These tools differ in design and are used on different types of engines, where access to the spark plugs often prevents the use of another type of wrench. The basic types of automotive spark plug wrenches are:
- Spark plug socket - this is the most common type of spark plug wrench. It looks like a standard socket, but it has the right size, adapted to the size of the spark plug in question. Spark plug sockets come in different lengths, allowing them to work with different types of engines. Very often, high-quality sockets adapted for screwing in and out of spark plugs have a rubber insert inside, which protects the ceramic part of the plug from damage during operation.
- Pipewrench for spark plugs - this type of wrench resembles the shape of standard pipe wrenches, having an appropriately sized socket on one side and a handle on the other. Pipe wrenches for the installation and removal of spark plugs are used primarily when working in hard-to-reach places, where the use of a spark plug socket would not be possible.
For the precise installation of spark plugs, sockets are used together with a torque wrench, which is responsible for maintaining the correct torque. This is extremely important, as over-tightening a spark plug can damage the threads in it or in the engine head, while installing it with too little force can cause leaks and engine problems.
How to choose the size of a plug wrench?
The multiplicity of sizes of spark plug wrenches, is due to the fact that they are adapted to different spark plug nuts, used in different models and types of engines. There are three basic sizes of spark plug wrenches, and these are:
- 16 mm spark plug wrench - this size of wrenches is mainly used when working with new engines that are several years old, where the size of the spark plug nut is 16 mm.
- 21 mm spark plug wrench - 21 mm wrenches are used when installing and removing spark plugs on older car engines, as well as on some motorcycles and scooters that have 21 mm spark plug nuts.
- Wrenchfor spark plugs 14 mm - tools of this size are used for work with small car engines and engines embedded in some motorcycles.
What to pay attention to when choosing a wrench for spark plugs?
When choosing a wrench suitable for installing and removing spark plugs, whether in car or motorcycle engines, it is worth paying attention to several special features of these tools that increase the comfort and safety of work. Factors to pay attention to when choosing a spark plug wrench are:
- Shape of the socket - the shape of the spark plug socket and spark plug pipe wrench is specific, allowing it to be applied to the spark plug nut, even in tight spaces.
- Rubber liner - the inside of the spark plug wrench should have a rubber or soft plastic filling to protect the ceramic insulators of spark plugs from damage.
- High-quality material - spark plug wrenches should be made of high-quality materials, such as, for example, chrome vanadium steel, which has high strength and resistance to damage. High-quality workmanship of spark plug wrenches is extremely important, especially when working with baked-in spark plugs, the removal of which requires the use of high force.
Schmith spark plug wrenches - for various engines and spark plugs
Our spark plug wrenches for installing and removing spark plugs, are solid, high-quality tools, suitable for automotive work - at Schmith we make sure that all our products are characterized by the highest usability and quality workmanship.
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