Anyone have an extra tool kit?

Jette · 11-27-2006, 9:39 PM

My Bird never came with a toolkit. Warchild says you need the factory tool for changing the plugs. Anyone have an extra kid to spare? I'll pay shipping and what it's worth.

thanks

Warchild · 11-27-2006, 9:51 PM

Well, you don't absolutely have to have it to take out the plugs, but it does make life a bit easier in the cramped confines of where you'll be working.

Too, I wrote that Superblackbird.com article well before the days of the PAIR Valve Blockoff Plates.... once you remove all that plumbing, there is considerably more room to work with.

redxxrdr · 11-27-2006, 10:08 PM

What Dale says is true, you can remove the plugs without the factory plug wrench. I used 1/4 in ratchet and extensions. That said, the factory wrench has a good rubber plug holder inside it that keeps you from dropping a plug. I used it the second time.
The irridium plugs are delicate, you do not check the gap of the plug because you will damage the electrode. If you don't find a kit, check a salvage yard. You only need the wrench. I have a big one near by, Steves in Tifton, GA. But I never know when I will be in that town.

The OEM wrench looks like the cheap plug wrenches you get with a chainsaw. Except it has the good rubber plug retainer, and a hex/allen handle that swivels out of the top.

Coggy · 12-02-2006, 5:09 PM

The only useful bit of the toolkit is the plug spanner I think
It looks cheap and nasty,but it does the job well
Toolkits come up on ebay in the UK
Or if desperate you could buy a new one from Honda?

Jette · 12-08-2006, 5:36 PM

I decided on just getting the wrench from RonAyers.com It was about 10 bucks, the whole kit is 50. I was surprised at the quality of the replacement air filter and brake pads from Honda.

WILLSXX · 12-10-2006, 2:58 AM

Keep an eye out on Ebay they come up every so often and not too expensive alot of the time.