From: Chance Wolf (bigbadwolf@telus.net)
Date: Tue Mar 28 2006 - 09:49:11 PST
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> The best glow plug removal tool is a good pair of needle nose pliers..
Mileage varies, of course, but all the "miracle worker" tool does is
I've just grabbed it off the shelf to see what the label is, and though
From: "SGM PANTANO" <TRUKS1@msn.com>
To: "Military Vehicles Mailing List" <mil-veh@mil-veh.org>
Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:31 AM
Subject: Re: [MV] HMMMV glowplug questions:
> If you are pulling a swelled glow plug out of the hole -- and it breaks -
> you are in deep crapola...you will have to pull the head.
> I have put this on before...but apparently folks think the stupid tool is
a
> miracle worker..?!
> IT IS NOT....Do this
exercise the same leverage everyone tries to apply with vice-grips and
screwdrivers and needlenose pliers and what-not but concentrates it all in
the most useful direction; i.e., straight-out. I was somewhat skeptical
when I first heard of them but then Work ordered one in for me to try, and
now it sits in a very hallowed place all its own on my tool-shelf in its
very own altar. I've had to pull out three sets of swelled/stuck plugs with
the thing so far and; a) have had no problems at all; b) haven't broken a
single plug; c) haven't invented any new Colourful Combinations of Curses.
In short, it works - and works well.
there's no part no. on the thing, it has " www.militaryjeep.com
818-772-0806 " lasered on it. Anyhow, for whatever it's worth, a hearty
endorsement from yours truly, and that's from working on CUCV, their civvy
equivalents, and HMMWVs all (like many on the list, of course.)
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