Stripped a spark plug....ideas?
Stripped a spark plug....ideas? Well, everything was going well, this was my first spark plug job on the lt1 and i was surprised at how easily i got all of the ones on the drivers side done....took no more than 20 minutes. So i moved onto the passenger side, and of course, i screw up right away. The spark plug farthest back on the passenger side is totally stripped. It looks like i put too much pressure on it and actually bent the end of the plug. So i can't get it out, because its stripped, and i cant just skip over it, because now the plug wont go onto it. Ideas?
Sorry, guess the description wasnt the best. Half the old spark plug is still in there, the other half is....well its not in such good shape anymore. As of right now ive filed it down as best i can and im gonna try and get another socket on there.
As for the vice grips yeah i did try that....couldnt even get em close enough to use....no space back there.
As for the vice grips yeah i did try that....couldnt even get em close enough to use....no space back there.
The only other thing you can try is a metric socket, if there is a way to beat it on with a hammer, But if you do get it out and the threads are stripped you are still in trouble, You will have to pull the head to either tap out the hole or add a Helicoil....
Trending Topics
TECH Regular
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 418
Likes: 0
From: Cypress, TX
LS1 Tech Stories
The Best V8 Stories One Small Block at Time
6 Common C5 Corvette Failures and What's Involved In Repairing Them
Pouria Savadkouei
Retro Modern Bandit Pontiac Trans AM Comes With Burt Reynolds' Autograph
Verdad Gallardo
Top 10 Greatest Cadillac V Series Performance Models Ever, Ranked
Pouria Savadkouei
Top 10 Most Powerful Chevy Trucks Ever Made!
Hennessey's New Supercharged Silverado ZR2 Has 700 HP
Verdad Gallardo
Coachbuilt N2A Anteros Is an LS2-Powered C6 Corvette In Italian Clothes
Verdad Gallardo
Awesome K5 Blazer Restomod Comes With C7 Corvette Power
Verdad Gallardo
10 Camaros You Should Never Buy
10 LS Engine Myths That Refuse to Die
Verdad Gallardo TECH Regular
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 418
Likes: 0
From: Cypress, TX
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 2,861
Likes: 4
From: Ringoes/Flemington, New Jersey
if u cant grab onto any part of the plug with a vice grip... you might have to try to back it out with a flathead or something... you are in for some trouble lol
glad you got it out with out having to do a head TECH Regular
Joined: Aug 2007
Posts: 418
Likes: 0
From: Cypress, TX
