Koozi
Junior Member
@trepetti - thanks for the response; it was the first thing that I did after I bought a set of 3 spark plug sockets but even after removing the rubber seal, I am unable to lock on the extension. The hole is round and the circumference touches all four sides of the square grove on the other side; hence, I am unable to get the extension rod past through it. I will try to post a pic for better clarity in a few mins.
My 5/8ths spark plug socket is also round before it is square--stopping the extension from going in far enough to be usable.
I used to put a 19mm open ended wrench on the part of the socket that goes in the axle with enough of the socket left to go into the axle still.
The hex end of the socket is not a lot longer than the wrench is wide, but it is enough to break the axle free and spin it out.
FWIW, I bought my 19mm allen wrench at Sears.