Re: Encounter with 300-lb gorilla (pulling stock plugs)

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Fri Aug 04 2000 - 06:27:55 EDT


I used a shot of WD-40 in the socket before putting each plug in. Still
sticky enough to hold, but it let go real easy.

Alex Harris wrote:
> I also discovered a side effect of those fun heat shields. My Craftsman plug
> socket grips the plug like nobody's business, and after I got the first plug
> in I realized I was going to have to retrieve the socket somehow.
> Fortunately I had a pair of small bent-nose pliers which did the trick. For
> the rest of the plugs I actually applied some of the anti-seize to the
> inside of the socket liner so it would come off easier. Worked great!
>
> - Alex

-- 
-andy

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