Posted: Sat Dec 02, 2006 10:23 pm
my bad.Koss wrote:+1 Never use a torque wrench for losening bolts... period.
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:11 am
I try some PB penetrating oil overnight and then, if that doesn't work, impact wrench/drill.
I"m not sure if I try the tighten a bit then loosen routine. Could work but stripping spark plug threads in the head would be a not so good thing to do.
I"m not sure if I try the tighten a bit then loosen routine. Could work but stripping spark plug threads in the head would be a not so good thing to do.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:15 am
it will follow the threads....just like tightening to begin with...but do what you want.... I know this works.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 7:46 am
breaker bar + 40 oz. hammer == your good.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 8:09 am
You gotta be careful using a breaker bar on stuff though. It removes any feel you would get from a shorter tool, and it's a distinct possibility that you'll just twist part of the plug off the heads. Then you need to get your drill and extractor out. YIKES!
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:13 pm
Very good point!Sevulturus wrote:You gotta be careful using a breaker bar on stuff though. It removes any feel you would get from a shorter tool, and it's a distinct possibility that you'll just twist part of the plug off the heads. Then you need to get your drill and extractor out. YIKES!
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 12:15 pm
Oh, I guess I came off as more serious than I was, didn't mean for you to feel that way. Sorry. I saw your lifetime warrenty thing and started cracking up.logitech104 wrote:my bad.Koss wrote:+1 Never use a torque wrench for losening bolts... period.
Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:11 pm
its cool 
I just didn't know you weren't supposed to do that..
I just didn't know you weren't supposed to do that..Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 3:49 am
it can mess up the torque wrenches calibrationlogitech104 wrote:its cool
Posted: Wed Dec 06, 2006 4:40 pm
Seafoam Deep Creep. Give the plugs a little squirt once every 4 hours for a day or two. Then use a hand impact.
If you are lucky, the plugs will come out without damaging the threads. My experience with severely stuck plugs in aluminum heads leads to one of two scenarios. First, the plug breaks. Second, the threads come out with the plug.
If the plug breaks, and is not cross-threaded, a big screwdriver shoved in the hole where the tip was will back out the remains. Lucky for you. If the plug was cross-threaded, or the threads come out with the plug, it's time to pull the head and helicoil the plug holes. Either way, not really a big deal.
If you are lucky, the plugs will come out without damaging the threads. My experience with severely stuck plugs in aluminum heads leads to one of two scenarios. First, the plug breaks. Second, the threads come out with the plug.
If the plug breaks, and is not cross-threaded, a big screwdriver shoved in the hole where the tip was will back out the remains. Lucky for you. If the plug was cross-threaded, or the threads come out with the plug, it's time to pull the head and helicoil the plug holes. Either way, not really a big deal.