Hey Folks, I was changing my plugs today and I couldn't get one out. I don't think it's seized or anything because I couldn't even get my ratchet to grip it. All the others came out fine. I used a flashlight to see the plug, and from what I could gather, it looks almost as though the gasket broke, and kinda managed its way around the tube preventing the socket from grabbing the plug... If anyone has any ideas as to how to get this thing out, any help would be extremely appreciated.




Here's a shot of a good one for comparison purposes...

http://individual.utoronto.ca/krobertson/SPGood.JPG

 

It looks like the lower portion of the plug wire broke off and stayed on the plug... that happens with cheap wires more often then you'd think.

Try to get it off with a long, narrow screwdriver.

 

Bent coathanger = pop right out. I have a set of dentist picks for such an occasion.

 

Yeah, fixed it a couple of weeks ago... turns out it's part of a cheap spark plug tool I bought... a little compressed air and a coathanger got rid of it, now everything's fine.

Won't be buying cheap tools again... turns out there's a reason why they're cheap.

Thanks!

 

Cheap tools are always the best....especially the ones with lifetime replacement waranties. Cheap parts will kill you.

 

You just need to be picky about which cheap tools you're willing to buy. I nearly live at Harbor Freight. That place is freakin' awesome. Every tool you can imagine is dirt cheap there.

Digital Multimeter - $10
snap ring pliers - $1.99
polishing wheels - $3.00 ea.
25 gallon air compressor - $129
etc...

Even teh good spark plug sockets will come apart if you're using them on hot plugs. But you're really not supposed to change your plugs while the engine's hot.

 

25 gallon compressor for 129? wow ima go over there manana

 

Yeah, gotta love the lifetime warranties... but this one tool was beyond cheap... it was more like 'welfare'... no warranty, guarantee or anything.

The best stuff in Canada is Mastercraft tools from Canadian Tire... I've beaten the living shit out of some of their tools, and they've all got lifetime warranties... no questions asked either, just straight exchange. I went through 3 rotary tools in 30 days, all exchanged with no problems... and they're always on sale too.....not like this 5% crap, like 50% off. I got an angle grinder, rotary tool, 14 pc SAE and Metric wrenches, heat gun, spin saw, and a sander for about $200.00 Canadian... not too shabby...