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Old 11-21-2016, 07:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Old Barn Guy View Post
I'm removing the glow plugs from my 606 engine. Three of them, 3, 4 and 6 were removed easily, as if they had been installed yesterday. Nos. 1, 2 and 5 are being difficult.

I'm working on #2 now. It appears to be fully unscrewed from the threads, but it is still difficult to turn and won't slide out. Is it possible that there is some corrosion on the shaft below the threads that is making it difficult to withdraw? The others looked fairly clean, although one was a non-functioning plug.

Anyone deal with this issue before? Any suggestions for how to resolve this?

Regards,
Tom
It is possible the tip is slighly swollen. The one in the first pic is exagerated. It does not take much swelling to make a plug hard to get out.
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'95 E300D - Fully Unthreaded But Stuck Glow Plug-glow-plug-swollen-tip-dec-15.jpg   '95 E300D - Fully Unthreaded But Stuck Glow Plug-failed-glow-plugs.jpg  
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