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back 3 plugs

TruthWalleyes

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TruthWalleyes Grand Master

TruthWalleyes

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looking for some advise here.

99 pontiac bonneville vin k non supercharged.

replacing spark plugs.

already replaced the front 3. even with the wire puller i broke the plug wires. on my way to napa for wires.

the back 3 have a metal shield over the wires, probably thin aluminum. how do i go about removing the back 3 plug wires? im tempted to just yank the wire off, breaking the wires, im also quite tempted to call a mechanic to do the back 3 and save myself some pain.

any words of advise?

thanks boys

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Macgyver55 Grand Master

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Normally if you twist the end of the wire until it breaks loose from the plug it will pull off easier. Once it is off, the aluminum shield simply slides off and you should re-use it on the new wire. The front wires should also have the shields if they are missing. If it has not had wires in a while it probably needs them anyway so dont worry about damaging them.

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Thanks for the guidance. I was able to work on them last night and had the back three out in about an hour - 20 minutes of that was trying to fish my socket out from under the engine when i dropped it. I just twisted the end of the wire and pulled them off by hand. Glad the job is done, they were well overdue. Engine is running good now, i'm looking forward to increased gas milage.

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Scott K Grand Master

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Man Truth, been there done that. Replaced plugs on several 3800 V6s and they are a biotch!!!

At least you dont have to drop the tranny like the Taurus SHO though.

What knuckle buster, glad you got it done.

huh, I have done many plugs on SHO's, and have never had to drop a tranny. I must be doing them wrong or something crazy

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