Another trick is to get one of those locking extension bars... I traded in
an old 3/8" 6" bar (craftsman) for one... they kick serious booty with
those plug sockets.
-- Jon Smith Raleigh, NC fast4x4@digivill.net www4.ncsu.edu/~jdsmith4BellSouth SUCKS!!!!
On Fri, 4 Aug 2000, Alex Harris wrote:
> Well, I pulled the stock plugs out of my Dak tonight, and it was just as fun > as everyone said. > > I reached them all with various combinations of a flex bar, 6" and 10" > extensions and a u-joint adapter (boy, it was easier on my '68 Chevy C-10!). > The way I avoided knuckle-breakage was to set up the assembly so I was > applying most of the force by pulling on the flex bar handle with my left > hand while bracing/pushing the socket end with my right, so when it broke I > wouldn't crash my hand against various engine parts at incredibly high > speeds. You really do have to use some impressive oomph to get these things > out, and the "CRACK" when they break free is something else! > > 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 >
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