Allright so I just picked up a 1995 Altima, was going to the basic oil change, fuel filter change, air filter change, seafoam : , rad flush, and spark plugs. But while I was trying to remove the first spark plug I noticed that the spark plug puller didnāt actually grab anything, it was just spinning. I thought wierd, so I went to the second one, it opened easy, same with the rest. So I took a light and looked inside, the hex nut on the spark plug is completely round :evil: :evil: :evil: I tried everything, lubricated it, tried like 20 different sockets, trying to turn it from the circled hex nut, or the ceramic portion, but no avail. Unfortunately the top aluminum part that goes into the spark plug wire twisted off but the spark plug is still there. So Iām really fucked. Anyone have any ideas how I should go about this without removing the valve cover and tap drilling the spark plug (oh itās gonna be a pain). Anyway, any help is appreciated. And Iāve checked multiple boards, and no mention of a similar problem. Thanx.
But like i said, didnt work for me. The piece is too big to fit down the sparkplug hole and still fit in the socket to turn it. ā¦ youāll understand if you use it.
Oh man thatās exactly what I was wondering, the end is too fat, I even tried out the gator at cdn tire, stupid thing is also too fat. BTW, Jantos, what extractors are you talking about? Do you have a pic. BTW, I already took the valve gasket off, so I donāt need too much of a reach. Thanx for the help.
-Arslan
That extractor is for removing āroundedā nuts and bolts. The nut/bolt corners can be rounded but there must still be some flat surface left on the nut/bolt for the extractor to work. IF the nut/bolt is rounded completely 360degree, then good luck, itās not going to work. If so, head disassembly is the only way to go.
oh man, the bolt is completely rounded as far as i can tell, it seems that the spark plug is actually missing the hex nut, how??? I donāt know. sooooā¦ seems like Iām screwed an am going to have to take the head apart :evil: :evil: :evil: :evil:
you know the funny part, I gave this car to my brother as a birthday gift, now itās costing me!!!
What if I get the drill bit that extracts. basically you drill into the sparkplug, then with the special bit you drill in again, but instead it spins the opposite way and pulls the spark plug out. I tried that when a bolt was stuck on my calliper.
BTW: any of you guys going to the west end meet tonight?
If you get a screw extracter, it make work it may not, I dont think the ceramic will take to nicely and just shatter. Eather way your pretty shit out of luck So give her a whirl :oops:
GT-101, Ive been where you are, trying everything to get it out. The screw extractos you are talking about will do exactly what newbie racer said, the will crack the ceramic so you need to remove all the ceramic if you are going to try to get it from the top. My spark plug holes were really long so the screw extractor could not fit, the drill bit to widen the hole was also hard to fit in, and if i drilled through the spark plug there would be metal shavings and ceramic in the cylinder. So i removed the head, took it to a drill press and spent hours slowly drilling through the spark plug until i had a large hole straight through. I was even using maching bits to do it, then you put in the largest screw extractor possible and getāer out.
There is a very large chance that if you turn the screw extractor wrong it will crack and its hardened steel and a bitch to remove.
ā¦ best bet is to remove the head and bring it to a shop that specializes in that, if you dont have the tools or the time.
, rad flush, and spark plugs. But while I was trying to remove the first spark plug I noticed that the spark plug puller didnāt actually grab anything, it was just spinning. I thought wierd, so I went to the second one, it opened easy, same with the rest. So I took a light and looked inside, the hex nut on the spark plug is completely round :evil: :evil: :evil: I tried everything, lubricated it, tried like 20 different sockets, trying to turn it from the circled hex nut, or the ceramic portion, but no avail. Unfortunately the top aluminum part that goes into the spark plug wire twisted off but the spark plug is still there. So Iām really fucked. Anyone have any ideas how I should go about this without removing the valve cover and tap drilling the spark plug (oh itās gonna be a pain). Anyway, any help is appreciated. And Iāve checked multiple boards, and no mention of a similar problem. Thanx.
