I got two glow plugs that snapped off in head any one have any tricks to gettin them out or if I just leave them and be minus two plugs will it make a difference???
Broken glow plugs
- Thread starter dracing70
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just like starting the truck without cycling the plugs ecept worse because they are not on while the motor warms up either.
i would get a set of left hand drills and extractors to get them out if it were me. either run all of them or none of them.
i would get a set of left hand drills and extractors to get them out if it were me. either run all of them or none of them.
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A sharp drill bit and small cresent wrench. Go slow and make sure your angle is right. Then use a magnet to get as many of the threads/shavings out as you can, then use an easy out if a magnet won't pull it out. Then insert the new one. My cousin did this, it took him 4 hours, but he didn't have to pull the head. Go slow, it can be done. I'll get the drill bit size he used. I think it was a dewalt bit. :thumb:
Well took four hours but I got both out. First I drilled and tapped 1/4-20 down past the large threads. Then I drilled large to remove the large threads and tapped the remaining left over threads out. If u drill large just past the threads it will break off the bottom of the glow plug. I left the bottom in till I was done to keep the shavings out. Then I grabbed a 1/4-20 bolt and threaded it into the bottom piece that I tapped earlier and pulled out the plug.
I feel your pain. I just had one but that inner piece broke off and was a pain to get out. Its got plenty of antisieze on it now!
Yep, that's the "how to" right there. It sucks, but it beats pulling off the head. :thumb: