Hi

Recntly bought a new spark plug for the Ten. i know the Ten use CR7 plugs, i ordered an irridium one. When it arrived it was a CR7IEX.

I presumed the IEX part just meant irridium. But the bit that goes into the HT lead is different...its fatter, so doesnt "click" in if you know what i mean.

The Website i bought it of said it was for XT660Z Tenere.

any ideas?

You have to unscrew the silver 'fatter bit' to reveal the threaded bit that goes into the HT lead. If it doesn't come off by hand, use some grips or a vice lightly to unscrew it.

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AltecH Wheels
Wheel building and refurbishment, UK wide
AltecH Designs
XT660 Radiator guards, sprocket guards, luggage racks, DNA air filter covers

thats what i thought (as ive done this before) but this WILL NOT unscrew...! i did (lightly) try grips but thought i would post on here incase im missing something.

Time to get tough i guess!

give it some welly Phil! (Blowtorch, WD40, mallet - take your pick. )

IIRC last time I held the fat bit in a vice and used a spanner to turn the spark plug - don't remember it being that tight though.

Al

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AltecH Wheels
Wheel building and refurbishment, UK wide
AltecH Designs
XT660 Radiator guards, sprocket guards, luggage racks, DNA air filter covers

Steady! Some plugs are not designed to unscrew the top bit - learnt this the hard way as I sheared the plug in half!

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