Re: <E28> Spark Plug Removal Problems

[Dog-n-Hog <woody@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

Use a very large "easy-out" extactor.  Simply insert it into the
hole where the ceramic part used to be, and slowly/carefully
unscrew the old plug.

This has happened to me, and seems to happen farely frequently
in the Bosch plug world.

Use antisieze compound when installing the new plugs.

GL,
Norm

EBarsalou@domain.elided wrote:

> Howdy,
>
> I was in the middle of performing a tune-up when the unthinkable happened.
> The first spark plug I went to remove broke off.  It broke off leaving the
> threaded portion with the grounding electrode inside the head.  What came off
> in the socket was the entire ceramic portion of the plug along with the 13/16"
> metal collar that the socket fits on.
> Now, I am left with attempting to remove the threaded portion of the spark
> plug.  Any ideas on how to do this?
>
> In the mean time, I am soaking the remaining plugs with penetrating oil,
> before attempting to remove them.
>
> I bought this car in 11/97 and have not attempted to change the plugs.
> Judging from the condition of the plug that broke off, they have been in there
> a few years.
>
> Thanks for the help,
>
> --Chris Barsalou
> '86 528e dead in my garage

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