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Old 02-25-2007, 08:16 PM
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That little bastard didn't want to come off! I only tried one and didn't get real mean with it for fear of destroying the wire, though. Is there some sort of special voodoo dance that needs to be performed to remove GenIII plug wires? I was thinking of using some pliers on the heat shields. I'll show those little turds who's boss next weekend when I install LTs and I'll definitely use some dielectric grease when I put in new plugs.
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pull harder lol, no special tricks required.
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Just yank the damn thing...
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Originally Posted by DLH2006
pull harder lol, no special tricks required.
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The best thing I can suggest is to twist the plug wire boot back and fourth and it will help free it up a little bit.
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yeah wiggle them a little while pulling.
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First you ******* make me paranoid with your stories about destroying stock wires taking them off then you tell me to pull harder to remove them. Bastards.

In case you couldn't tell this was a joke.
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Twist, twist, twist...sideways (clockwise and counter-clockwise on the plug, w/o pulling). Once they break loose, they should pull off without breaking...hopefully.
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just yank em, if you break it it'll give you an excuse to go buy some fancy lookin ones
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something in the grease the factory uses turns to concrete...serously! i fucked up all 8 factory wires because they wouldnt come loose. my new wires pop loose with minimal effort.


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