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I wish I did have some air tools, but no, I don't.
Posted by
red TT (STL)
on April 27, 2006 at 12:08 PM
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Well if heating expands the plug...
posted by Kenny
on April 27, 2006 at 12:03 PM
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If worse comes to worse maybe i'll go buy some air duster, the co2 or whatever inside it all comes out pretty cold if you turn it upside down.
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quick question
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red TT (STL)
11:48:41 04/27/06
Wouldn't heating the plug make it expand and be tighter? (n/m)
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Woody75 (Denver)
11:50:47 04/27/06
Yes
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Technomancer
11:54:32 04/27/06
Will put some more blaster on there and try again. Thanks. (n/m)
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red TT (STL)
11:58:15 04/27/06
No offense, but PB Blaster should be standard operating...
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Kenny
12:04:20 04/27/06
I know, I love the stuff, but its been on for 1/2 hour or so
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red TT (STL)
12:10:25 04/27/06
I guess so, any suggestions then? I have been beating on it
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red TT (STL)
11:57:01 04/27/06
Well if heating expands the plug...
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Kenny
12:03:13 04/27/06
I wish I did have some air tools, but no, I don't. -
red TT (STL)
12:08:28 04/27/06
Impact tools will likely deform the plug, they are soft. (n/m)
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YugoBernie (NoVA)
12:12:10 04/27/06
Er, yeah, that's what I said.
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Kenny
12:21:34 04/27/06
lefty loosey, righty tighty
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SactoTodd
12:13:02 04/27/06
waiting for it to cool is when it gets loose.
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Spee
12:38:16 04/27/06
I have had great luck with heating things up slightly then
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Unluky (MO)
14:35:11 04/27/06
The water tossing is optional.
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RSR
15:54:03 04/27/06
Heating is very common and a great way to get nuts off
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Joe(NoVA)
10:41:41 04/28/06
How high is your car off the ground? I used a
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SnowManZ(aka snowie)
12:05:09 04/27/06
mine was also in there real good. i put a pipe on the
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maxboost83(WA)
12:11:26 04/27/06
^^^^ I was going to recommend this, too -
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TT XTZ
12:29:34 04/27/06
I just threw a breaker bar on there, and with me pushing off
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red TT (STL)
12:29:44 04/27/06
Its also sitting in there at a really bad angle to use a
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red TT (STL)
12:34:11 04/27/06
Liquid Wrench (n/m)
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aquariuscsm
13:04:02 04/27/06
had the same problem...
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Moxie
13:18:51 04/27/06
heat up around the bolt, but not the bolt itself.
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rufflez
13:23:24 04/27/06
Bad idea, heat won't make the surrounding case pull away...
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CaliguyPurdue
13:33:08 04/27/06
It's stripped. Now what?
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red TT (STL)
13:39:56 04/27/06
ouch.. man, that sucks. Take it to a shop. (n/m)
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Moxie
13:52:38 04/27/06
AAMCO is going to get it out on sat. Thanks for all the
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red TT (STL)
13:53:18 04/27/06
Need to employ a torch. Are you sure you are turning it the
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RSR
13:54:00 04/27/06
Re: Need to employ a torch. Are you sure you are turning it
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mousersix (San Antonio)
15:03:29 04/27/06
Don't think so.
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RSR
15:51:27 04/27/06
Striped as in the head of the plug or the threads? (n/m)
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Unluky (MO)
14:36:29 04/27/06
The head. AAMCO said $20 to get it out, so I'll most likely
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red TT (STL)
15:13:51 04/27/06
here's what I did when that happened to me...
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mousersix (San Antonio)
15:04:35 04/27/06
I already lowered it down so I can't look at it, but if you
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red TT (STL)
15:16:04 04/27/06
we did that on my friends s13 as well (n/m)
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myzislow
15:37:47 04/27/06
Tip...
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DVDBURN (MD)
15:40:32 04/27/06
Thanks for the tip and pic, but that wouldnt work for the
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red TT (STL)
16:50:19 04/27/06
Use the tip edge of the chisel blade and nick at it till it
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DVDBURN (MD)
18:16:06 04/27/06
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