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Porsche 914 Tool Kits & Porsche 914/6 Tool Kits (Factory)

Porsche 914 Tool Bags (Factory Tool Kit)

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Porsche 914 Wrenches (Factory Tool Kit)

Porsche 914 Pliers (Factory Tool Kit)

Porsche 914 Spark Plug Wrenches (Factory Tool Kit)

Porsche 914 Lug Wrenches (Factory Tool Kit)

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Porsche 914 Fuse Pack (Pudenz)

Porsche 914 & 914/6 Tool Kit Spark Plug Wrenches

1970-1973 Porsche® 914 and all Porsche 914/6 tool kits were equipped with spark plug wrenches as described below. This nicety fell prey to cost-cutting efforts in 1974.

Current eBay listings for Porsche 914 and 914/6 factory tool kit spark plug wrenches (if any tool kit spark plug wrenches are listed, compare them with the descriptions and examples on this page to ensure authenticity):

The 1970-1973 Porsche 914 model year vehicle tool kits came with a two-piece, long shank spark plug wrench. The wrench is comprised of a 190mm long straight tommy bar and a 21mm socket that is 210mm long. Both pieces have a black oxide finish. The socket has a rubber insert to secure and protect the spark plug. The socket has four holes through which the tommy bar can be placed to allow for different reach requirements. This specific tool was included in some VW® tool kits of the era (I think the single and double cab pickups), but most VW® kits with a similar type spark plug wrench used a shorter version with fewer tommy bar holes.

 Porsche 914 Spark Plug Wrench (1970 - 1973)

The 1974-1976 Porsche 914 tool kit contained no spark plug wrench.

All Porsche 914/6 tool kits came with a two-part, 21mm spark plug wrench made by Klein. The socket has a satin-chrome finish, is 140mm long, and has a rubber insert to secure and protect the spark plug. It is stamped "KLEIN 21" in two rows slightly more than midway down the shaft. The socket is turned by a 10mm Allen wrench Allen wrench either with no markings or stamped "DIN 911 SW10 W. GERMANY KLEIN" that fits into the top as shown. The solid spark plug sockets that came in the 914/6 (and 1970-1973 911) kits differ slightly from the wrenches supplied in the mid-1973 through 1977 Porsche 911 tool kits in that the upper grip ring is not smoothly "blended" into the shaft. Additionally, the later '74-'77 plug sockets also had some subtle variations among them. Examples of these later Porsche 911 tool kit Klein spark plug sockets are shown in the third picture. The Klein spark plug wrenches included in Porsche tool kits after 1977 are hinged, spring-tensioned flex-sockets.

Porsche 914/6 Spark Plug Socket Wrench

Porsche 914/6 Spark Plug Socket & Allen Wrench Print

1974-1977 Porsche 911 Spark Plug Wrenches