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Old 01-18-2009, 04:43 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by kerry View Post
Do a search on stuck or broken glow plugs. Lots of threads on the topic.
Exactly.

You'll find that many folks have not had the required patience and broke the plug. Then, you're looking at a risky procedure or some big money.


My best advice is to let an impact wrench do the work for you.........but, be absolutely sure the wrench is set below 45 ft-lb. It won't do much for awhile.........you may need to sit there and hammer on it for an hour........but, eventually, the vibrations must loosen the carbon and allow the plug to be removed.

Folks aren't successful in five minutes and then are likely to raise the torque and break the plug.
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