Spark Plug Too For 1997 Thunderbird 900

Hi,
I know I can't be the first owner wondering how to get the centre plug out of a Thunderbird 900.
I have done my homework and cannot find a post or link that points me in the right direction.
If you know of a tool that can access the centre spark plug Id be grateful for a link.

This is where i have got to...
I need an 18mm inner diameter spark plug tool.
Thin walled or wont fit.
Has to be shorter than the height of the head to be able to turn the corner to get it past the frame.
Official Triumph tool kit has, I think, a pressed metal plug tool that fits into a 12mm allen key.
Part number T2300107
Available in the US but I could not find a UK source.

https://www.adeptpowersports.com/oe...rbird-tool-kit-assembly.html?partnum=T2300107


I did buy one of these but it is not quite long enough to fit a screwdriver through cross ways it to rotate it.
Also, it is too long to fit into the centre plug hole as it fouls the frame.

This tool does have the 18mm inner diameter needed to fit the plug.
At 125mm long it just pokes out of the top. I could possibly bodge a way to grip and turn it, but it cannot access the centre plug so no point.

I am now buying one of these in the hope it will allow me to replace the centre plug.



https://www.amazon.co.uk/Removal-No...07JQ7614W/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_top?ie=UTF8

If you have any suggestions Im all ears.

Thanks

S

 

Thanks for the tips. The Amazon part was to bulky to get down into the engine. Ill use Fowlers as suggested. Using a hose to start threading is a good idea, not least because the case is aluminium. Bike running fine (touch wood) but plugs have not been changed since I got the bike (18 months, 10k miles) so I am keen to have a look at those plugs.

 

Old threat but I cannot be the first to have this issue. In fact, the factory plug wrench did the job perfectly.