ok...three came out with a little elbow grease ... but they came out .... but the last one wont come out i tried over and over moved ti back and forth to lossen it up ... still will not spin out ... its jamed ...


any ideas ?

-thanks-

 

Should have put anti-seize before putting them in. Big *** breaker bar.

 

just baught the car ... didnt run .. got it running again ..i guess the previouse owner didnt put any on !

 

If it's jammed use a breaker bar - go easy on it as if it snaps it snaps.

It may resort to pulling the head and taking out the drill.

Just hope it's not cross threaded.

 

breaker bar ?

 

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isnt that just like a wratchet extension ?

 

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No, it's generally longer, like 2-3 ft long.

You get massive amounts of torque that way, more than most impact guns.

The longer ur poll (no pun intended), the more torque you have...even if that means putting some PVC over the end of the breaker bar to lengthen it.

Though when it comes to such high torque numbers like that, it often results in bolts snapping.

 

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His works now.

Ratchet extensions (in the latest pic) move the socket further from the ratchet. This is common if you can't get to move the ratchet where it is b/c of obstructions (such as the spark plug locations). Breaker bars are essentially really long ratchets to obtain the optimum torque, they usually don't have a ratcheting system on the end though, more like a 180º socket hole.

 

You need these...

+ +

 

got it out ... little S.O.B ... i think it was cross threaded ... because alf the thread on the spark plug was stripped !!!!!!


what do you think ?

is it cross threaded ?

and if it is what should i do to fix it ?

 

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what do you think ?

is it cross threaded ?

and if it is what should i do to fix it ?</TD></TR></TABLE>

well have fun because the head is made out of Al and it is softer than the metal they use for Spark Plugs, so you will need to fix the threads on the head

 

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what do you think ?
is it cross threaded ?
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Youre in for a ****-ton fun now...sorry.
If it is stripped, your head needs machining.
Check it with one of the other plugs....hope for the best... It should thread in easy with no resistance

 

never use a ratchet to screw in the plug....use and extension and turn it by hand to make sure this doesn't happen again.

 

the car wasnt mine ... its a little project car ... so i have something to do . im just doing all the basic maitenece that the old owver didnt keep up with

man this is gay !

thanks guys

 

Yeah, it sucks to inherit other people's problems. I gave up buying used cars just for that reason.

Try to SLOWLY thread in a good spark plug, reversing if you encounter resistance until you feel it "notch" into another groove, then try to slowly work it in again. You may get lucky and find enough of the original threads are left to work - but you'll probably need to have the head pulled & have that hole retapped.

 

it seems like there is plenty of thread left ...when i pulled the plug about 2/3 of it still had thread ... ima go buy some new ones tomarrow ..and give it a try ... lol i even had problems with the wire they woulnt come out either .

 

Just remember, NGK V-Power gapped at .044

Cost you all of $7 + tax

 

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Yah today at my automotives class a kid went to take the lugnuts off a car with a breaker bar. The first one he did it snapped the stud right off. he went to do the other lugs and they all snapped the studs off also.

 

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Yah today at my automotives class a kid went to take the lugnuts off a car with a breaker bar. The first one he did it snapped the stud right off. he went to do the other lugs and they all snapped the studs off also. </TD></TR></TABLE>

Did he fail the class?

Because he has certainly failed at life.

 

no fail. just gave us other students rights to tease him.

 

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Did he fail the class?

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He sure as hell isn't the first person I've seen snap a lug nut. I've never did it, but it's not exactly "rare."

EDIT:
I've never snapped a lug, but I've snapped just about everything else ('cept a spark plug). I always break heads off from over tightening . Bad habit of mine. Thing is they're old sometimes, so they break off rather easily after being exposed to 12 or 13 winters .

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I almost agree. What I do is tighten it using the extension w/ a 5/8 reg by hand and then attach the ratchet and give it like a 1" or so turn at the end so it's nice and snug.

I never overtightened a spark plug to my knowledge. Though to each his own, right?

 

lol ... wow ... broke them all ?