Doing plug change and the threaded part came off of the porcelain below the nut and is stuck in the head. The plug came out fine but for some odd reason that piece came clean off the plug!! Ngk plugs. They only had 1000 miles on them but I just got a tune so wanted to drop in some fresh ones


I tried using a reverse thread extractor on it but it's disintegrating. No shavings came off but you can see the thin pieces so I can't use that tool anymore without making shavings. Does anyone know a trick or a tool available I can use so I don't have to pull the head off??

 

next time use anti-seize and only torque them enough to seal. They only require like 14 ft lbs
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Dodge polara specifications

 

I didnt torque them the shop that put the motor in for me did.. all the plugs were hella-tight. And ive heard 50/50 on the anti-seize some say works great others say doesnt help.

 

Ive heard some things about the e-z out square extractor but not too sure about it... im still pretty afraid about any metal shavings falling down in there.. i might just take the head off out of fear.

 

Sorry to say but you need to pull the head clean off. than clean off the metal shavings.

Pulling the head shouldnt take that long.

 

its worked great for the last i dont know how many decades.

 

Yea ill just go ahead and pull the head off. But just curious, has anyone used the e-z out extractor?

 

Napa sells some pretty good extractors i've used the several times with good results
if im not mistaken prt#s are SER 1109 thru SER 1112

 

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Thanks

Not sure what the difference is, i think they are just different sizes. Ill try using one to get it out when i take off the head this weekend.

 

Do you have a good shop vac? That should be more than enough to suck everything out instead of taking the head off.

 

Obviously use it after you've loosened the spark plug

 

I would use a magnet to get the tiny pieces of metal out if you can get the plug out.

I hate when **** like this happens, makes such a simple job a real pain in the ***

 

Been busy all week havent been able to get to the car till later today after work..

but there is no spark plug to loosen.. even if i take the head off im going to have to use some type of extractor or something to jam in there to unthread it... ill try the shop vac idea it is pretty powerfull lol so i suppose that will work.

 

I was thinking about using one of those antenna looking magnets, skinny with a real strong magnet at the end and stick it down there. that with the shop vac i think i should be ok... as long as i can get the threads out

 

would pb blaster be safe to squirt down there? would it hurt the motor like water or just burn up
nvm... pb will be ok

 

dang, man, nice plug

 

****, I have never seen a plug like that. The complete threading is stuck in there. Man your **** is ****ed.

Lol

If you can get that out without a machine shop you are the Man.

 

Lol i tried! i picked up an extractor set from NAPA but the extractor set just ripped up the threads on the plug and i got no where... that thing really was stuck to the head.

But the machine shop fixed it, i just have to use a bunch of anti-seize on the plug for cyl1 because if not, the compression blows the plug wire off. But everythings back together and running great. They had to fill the hole with aluminum, then drill out the hole again and re-thread it but it still doesn't seal perfect but nothing the anti-seize wont fix

Oh.. and damn the hydro tensioner on the H-series... lol.. didnt have the stupid tool.