New spark plug spanner for the Beta

[Sir Fallsalot]

Boring post for the non mechanical members here but tonight's project was a result of drowning the bike last weekend, i found the factory spark plug spanner wouldn't work with the bigger tank fitted as the ring is a six point and there's not enough space for the spanner to work, i needed a 12 point for it to work so i bought a cheep spanner to modify and it arrived today 

First job was to shorten it as its too long to fit in my tool bag so off with its head

Then i need to straighten it, the crank at the end made it an awkward fit i used a cheapo induction heater i bought years ago to get it red hot to bend really useful tool 

now straightened its easier to use in the space

Ready to weld the open end back on wasn't going to bother but it might come in handy one day

Welding done

All ground back and cleaned up, works a treat hopefully i'll never need it again LOL

 

 

[XTreme]

[Pedro]

Quite the effort!

[Slowlycatchymonkey]

2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Boring post for the non mechanical members here but tonight's project was a result of drowning the bike last weekend, i found the factory spark plug spanner wouldn't work with the bigger tank fitted as the ring is a six point and there's not enough space for the spanner to work, i needed a 12 point for it to work so i bought a cheep spanner to modify and it arrived today 

First job was to shorten it as its too long to fit in my tool bag so off with its head

Then i need to straighten it, the crank at the end made it an awkward fit i used a cheapo induction heater i bought years ago to get it red hot to bend really useful tool 

now straightened its easier to use in the space

Ready to weld the open end back on wasn't going to bother but it might come in handy one day

Welding done

All ground back and cleaned up, works a treat hopefully i'll never need it again LOL

 

 

What did you cut through it with? If I took an angle grinder to something like that it wouldn't be a nice clean cut like you have there, it would be a skittish mess

[boboneleg]

Nice work Fred, I have a similar item for the donkey. Same problem , the big tank restricts access .

[Sir Fallsalot]

18 hours ago, Pedro said:

Quite the effort!

Well my effort was wasted, i mentioned it to a mate last night and he said i got to get myself one of these 

I didn't even know they made such an animal so i ordered one, should be here by the weekend

Wasted my time last night and i cut up a perfectly good spanner 

[Sir Fallsalot]

18 hours ago, Slowlycatchymonkey said:

What did you cut through it with? If I took an angle grinder to something like that it wouldn't be a nice clean cut like you have there, it would be a skittish mess

Got to use the 1mm thick slitting discs
 

[skyrider]

2 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said:

Well my effort was wasted, i mentioned it to a mate last night and he said i got to get myself one of these 

I didn't even know they made such an animal so i ordered one, should be here by the weekend

Wasted my time last night and i cut up a perfectly good spanner 

keep it as a spare

[Sir Fallsalot]

50 minutes ago, skyrider said:

keep it as a spare

Wont be throwing it, the one i bought is a ratchet one so will be much better for undoing a hot plug