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Grum · 11-01-2006, 08:45 PM

Get proper plug spanner (hexagonal tube-type thing)

Don't attempt while engine is hot. (you'll burn yourself)

Pull leads off plug tops, unscrew plugs (anti-clockwise)

Inpsect. Should not be all black and oily. If they are go to bike shop.

Screw new plugs into holes. Ensure they're going in straight. They should be as easy to screw in as they were to screw out. If they get tight prematurely you might be cross-threading them (bad) Maybe add a little oil to threads to ease insertion. Don't over tighten. Read instructions on box. About 1/4 to 1/2 turn after the washer seats is good. Shove plug leads back on top. Go for ride.

rwven · 11-02-2006, 01:06 AM

You have an aversion to bike manuals? Buying that manual will be the best motorcycle related $14.95 you could spend.

acecycleins · 11-02-2006, 01:18 AM

step one: remove the old plug

step two: replace with new plug

step three: crack open a beer and celebrate your mechanical prowess.

seruzawa · 11-02-2006, 01:56 AM

That's a very polite way to express what I was thinking. Thank you.

longride · 11-02-2006, 02:05 AM

"Not sure the best way to go about it just short of buying a bike manual."

I'd say that 50 buck manual will save you hundreds, if not thousands in maintenance and repair. I'd say the best way to go about it is to get the manual.

SRMark · 11-02-2006, 03:07 AM

Sell it.

JLWarrior · 11-02-2006, 03:59 AM

I am a firm believer in putting a dab of never-seize on the threads. Aluminum (most heads) and steel (most plugs) and heat can be a bad combination.

Neal · 11-02-2006, 04:14 AM

Nix the oil on threads...use anti-seize. Always

electraglider_1997 · 11-02-2006, 05:29 AM

Use anti-seize on the threads. Don't over-tighten.

anrajala · 11-02-2006, 06:05 AM

ditto

- cruiz-euro

11-01-2006, 08:45 PM	#1
Grum Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 77	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs Get proper plug spanner (hexagonal tube-type thing) Don't attempt while engine is hot. (you'll burn yourself) Pull leads off plug tops, unscrew plugs (anti-clockwise) Inpsect. Should not be all black and oily. If they are go to bike shop. Screw new plugs into holes. Ensure they're going in straight. They should be as easy to screw in as they were to screw out. If they get tight prematurely you might be cross-threading them (bad) Maybe add a little oil to threads to ease insertion. Don't over tighten. Read instructions on box. About 1/4 to 1/2 turn after the washer seats is good. Shove plug leads back on top. Go for ride. __________________ President, First Post Club.

11-02-2006, 01:06 AM	#2
rwven Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 30	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs You have an aversion to bike manuals? Buying that manual will be the best motorcycle related $14.95 you could spend.

11-02-2006, 01:18 AM	#3
acecycleins Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: North Georgia Posts: 4,125	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs step one: remove the old plug step two: replace with new plug step three: crack open a beer and celebrate your mechanical prowess. __________________ "Slack" - a state of being in which everything flows smoothly.....a frame of mind so at ease that the universe naturally cooperates.

11-02-2006, 01:56 AM	#4
seruzawa Robby Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: 8501 ft. Posts: 16,803	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs That's a very polite way to express what I was thinking. Thank you. __________________ I've seen things you people wouldn't believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched c-beams glitter in the dark near the Tanhauser Gate. All those moments will be lost in time, like tears in the rain.

11-02-2006, 02:05 AM	#5
longride Super Duper Mod Man Join Date: Nov 2001 Location: Anywhere they let me Posts: 10,484	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs "Not sure the best way to go about it just short of buying a bike manual." I'd say that 50 buck manual will save you hundreds, if not thousands in maintenance and repair. I'd say the best way to go about it is to get the manual. __________________ I'm a knucklehead

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11-02-2006, 03:07 AM	#6
SRMark Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,465	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs Sell it.

11-02-2006, 03:59 AM	#7
JLWarrior Registered Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 61	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs I am a firm believer in putting a dab of never-seize on the threads. Aluminum (most heads) and steel (most plugs) and heat can be a bad combination.

11-02-2006, 04:14 AM	#8
Neal Founding Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 731	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs Nix the oil on threads...use anti-seize. Always

11-02-2006, 05:29 AM	#9
electraglider_1997 Registered Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 640	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs Use anti-seize on the threads. Don't over-tighten.

11-02-2006, 06:05 AM	#10
anrajala Founding Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 1,490	Re: Checking/Changing Spark Plugs ditto - cruiz-euro