i have a 95 750 and im looking to buy new coils but i have noticed they sell some without the sparkplug wires attached is there a way you can attach the wires back to a coil?????
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depends on the coil.. some have clips that hold the wire on like out stock units.. some have a screw cap that holds it on.. it just depends.. a pic or a link my help with an answerhttp://www.7thgeardesigns.com
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My 93 750 Katana project bike has the original coils and the wires are held into the coil by a clip. Your 95 should also have the same type coil I suspect. As GSXFJim advised different coils will have different type of wire mounting systems.
If your present coils are no longer working and you are buying replacement units you may as well get new wires along with with your new coils.
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Originally posted by jetta90 View PostMy 93 750 Katana project bike has the original coils and the wires are held into the coil by a clip. Your 95 should also have the same type coil I suspect. As GSXFJim advised different coils will have different type of wire mounting systems.
If your present coils are no longer working and you are buying replacement units you may as well get new wires along with with your new coils.1989 Katana GSX750F
1995 CB250 Nighthawk
2004 YFZ-R6 (track bike)
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Tools:
Hair Drier
Small screw drivers
Needle nose pliers.
Good wire cutters
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The coils:
The spark plug wire pushes onto a "nail" inside the coil.
The clip has a taper, as it squeezes into the coil housing it clamps the wire, then the clips hold it there. The clips are delicate to begin with, after 15-20 years or more they are dry and waiting to break.
Procedure:
If it were me I would snip the wires close to the clip. The wires are probably oxidized and the insulation loose from the conductors. So trimming them would be in order anyway. Best thing to use are scissor type cutters where the blades cross not anvil type blade against blade. Now it doesn't matter what wire goes into the two ports of the coil but very important what pair goes to what coil.. So one at a time is good.
OK so warm up the parts to soften them a little, and ease the clips off the tabs.
then ease the wires and clips together out of the port.
Now ease the clips open and take them off the wire bits.
Measure the distance from the end of the old wire bit to the indent made by the clip.
The clip makes a tooth shape, so there is an end point (it will make sense when you see it)
Measure that on the clean end of the wire and place the clip there, squeeze the clip with the pliers to "pre" indent the wire. again, warm things up might help..
Now with your new coils you should be able to push the wires in. Push on the "neck" not the clips. Easing the wire deeper until the clips are secure.
The measuring is important because if you do it right, the wire is full on the nail when the clips engage.
Easy peasy
If you break a clip, oh well, most likely the wedge will hold the wire anyway.
Mine do.. lol
Oh, spark plug end...
The wire simply unscrews, on this end it's held like a wood screw. Jeez nails, screws who designed the ignition system a carpenter? lol
When you reassemble the spark plug end you might want to separate the parts. There is a hood the body, then the "rain cover. Or use some silicon to lube the parts, you want to be sure the screw is grabbing the wire not the other parts. Trim these too.
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Originally posted by Black_peter View PostThe wire simply unscrews, on this end it's held like a wood screw. Jeez nails, screws who designed the ignition system a carpenter? lol-Steve
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