did you use the "special tool" to remove the silver end of the ignition wire before removing the plugs?

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1973 280 - Sold
1980 300SD - Sold
1982 240D - Stolen
1988 300E - Sold
1989 260E - Sold
1989 560SEL
1994 E420 - Sold
1997 E420
2005 CL500

No

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual

I made one using a piece of wire coat hanger. I bent it in a U shape and bent the ends in a J shape to grab the tabs on the sides of the spark plug wire connector. This way, I can remove it without pulling on the wire.

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1993 190E 2.3
2001 SLK230
1971 LS5 (454) Corvette Convertible

I found that a tool used for removing valve stem seals works really well for this. It looks like a long, cheap pair of pliers with a half a tube on each jaw. it was cheaper than a new set of wires, and was pretty cheap as it was.

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86 560SL
With homebrew first gear start!
85 380SL
Daily Driver Project

http://juliepalooza.8m.com/sl/mercedes.htm

Maybe my car just has easy wires because I have changed spark plugs three times and never needed a special tool to do it except a range of different extensions.

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1984 300SD Orient Red/ Palomino
1989 560SEC
2016 Mazda 6 6 speed manual
1995 Ford F-150 reg cab 4.9 5speed manual