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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 08:16 PM
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Hello there,
I need help badly, I am trying to replace my spark plugs, but the spark plug wires are really very hard to pull out, I destroyed one boot already, the boot twists around the plug but my guess is the piece that grips around the plug tip does not want to give. I tried hose clamp pliers from harbor freight, bought several plug pliers from the internet, no luck. Any ideas on how to remove them without destroying it. Thanks
 
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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 08:35 PM
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Worse case scenario use a box cutter to get enough material to fit a socket over the plug to remove it and change the wires.
 
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Old Jun 6, 2017 | 08:39 PM
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I have had good luck with a proper sized open end wrench, on different cars, its hard to describe, but take the open part, place it around the wire end, then use the wrench as a sort of pry bar to pull the wire up, on our E55, it is actually the best way to remove the 16 plug wires, I have used the same technique on a sticky wire on a plug on a chevy blazer.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2017 | 11:28 AM
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When u put new plug wires on, get the boot Kevlar/ceramic covers on them. It helps the boot last longer by keeping the heat directly off them.
 
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Old Jun 7, 2017 | 01:41 PM
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Originally Posted by eli93245
Hello there,
I need help badly, I am trying to replace my spark plugs, but the spark plug wires are really very hard to pull out, I destroyed one boot already, the boot twists around the plug but my guess is the piece that grips around the plug tip does not want to give. I tried hose clamp pliers from harbor freight, bought several plug pliers from the internet, no luck. Any ideas on how to remove them without destroying it. Thanks

I usually use something like
this this
and get it out faster. But your problem now is the other end of the wire when removing them.
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