Removing spark plug wires from the coil

outdoors4me · Post by **outdoors4me** » Mon May 28, 2018 9:20 am

Hey guys,

Any trick to this ?

I couldn't pull them off easy and when I tried using pliers, the covers just cracked and broke off.

Thanks,

Beck

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Mon May 28, 2018 4:11 pm

What bike, Beck?

outdoors4me · Post by **outdoors4me** » Tue May 29, 2018 6:55 am

Seadog wrote:What bike, Beck?

Sorry, 1964 ca77 - I actually figured it out. The spark plug wires have caps that screw on, but they just crumbled and the wires pull straight out. Just gotta get new plug wires now.

Thanks,

Beck

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Tue May 29, 2018 7:05 am

Ok. It seemed to me that you were trying to remove the wires from the coil, not the spark plug caps, which you will now need to do if you want to replace those wires. Depending on which coil you have, that can be a challenge because the wires are permanently embedded in some CA coils and pinned in place with a wooden or bamboo pin. It can be done.

brewsky · Post by **brewsky** » Tue May 29, 2018 11:25 am

outdoors4me wrote:
Seadog wrote:What bike, Beck?
Sorry, 1964 ca77 - I actually figured it out. The spark plug wires have caps that screw on, but they just crumbled and the wires pull straight out. Just gotta get new plug wires now.

Thanks,

Beck

If you are talking about the caps crumbling, just get new ones and cut 1/2" or so off the existing wires, and screw the new caps on.

Seadog · Post by **Seadog** » Tue May 29, 2018 2:40 pm

brewsky wrote: If you are talking about the caps crumbling, just get new ones and cut 1/2" or so off the existing wires, and screw the new caps on.

Best option, in my opinion.