Spark plug connectors stuck - suggestions pls?
#1
Spark plug connectors stuck - suggestions pls?
All but one of the spark plug connectors on my S4 are jammed in. Pulling them even with a spark plug boot puller will break them - ask me how I know
I haven't been able to find this issue by search. Any suggestions? Is it better to use a penetrant (which is compatible?) &/or to mechanically try to slip a thin mechanics pick or shim around them?
I've only got 6 left to experiment on...
I haven't been able to find this issue by search. Any suggestions? Is it better to use a penetrant (which is compatible?) &/or to mechanically try to slip a thin mechanics pick or shim around them?
I've only got 6 left to experiment on...
#4
For the spark plug connectors, use a length of string or cord to allow pulling them loose by hand.
If you coat the rubber seals with dielectric grease on assembly, they will be easier to remove later.
If you coat the rubber seals with dielectric grease on assembly, they will be easier to remove later.
#6
Sorry - are you saying to wrap the string around the exposed cable area as it enters the wider part of the connector, or to work the string around the first 'rung' of the wide part of the connector that is in the cam cover?
#7
Under the part of the connector that the wire connects to. If you pull on the wire, the wire terminals will be damaged or break.
I usually double up the string and use two hands to do the pulling.
I usually double up the string and use two hands to do the pulling.
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#8
It doesn't hurt to first use a spark plug boot tool to just compress and flex the boot a little from a few sides to at least try to break any bond that may have formed. Twisting might be risky, as you might split the boot (BTDT).