1965 Volkswagen Beetle stripped spark plug

1965 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE
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TONY GONZALEZ
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1965 Volkswagen Beetle 4 cyl Two Wheel Drive Manual

I think i might have stripped spark plug ..its loose but it wont come out of the cylinder head,how do i go about removing it?
Feb 28, 2009 at 7:37 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Yank it out and use a heli coil or send it to the machine shop
Feb 28, 2009 at 7:40 PM
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TONY GONZALEZ
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just yank it out real good sound advice pal,ohh thats right youre that wanabe comedian raz the spaz
Feb 28, 2009 at 8:21 PM
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MASTERTECHTIM
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unfortunately thats your only option. you might want to try pulling real hard with vise grip on plug and turning left to try to catch a thread but if that does not work you will need to possibly attach a slide hammer to spark plug by way of vise grip and slide hammer it out and then install a heli coil like raz said. they make a heli coil kit for this spark plug which is real easy to install. you use a oversized drill bit which comes with the heli coil kit and then it comes with the correct tap to tap the cylinder head then there is a insert you screw into cylinder head with some thread locker which will stay in head and you can install a new spark plug. we use these when we have frozen spark plugs or stripped out threads in a cylinder head.
Feb 28, 2009 at 8:34 PM
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RASMATAZ
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Or you can use Tim's technique-either way will work there's no way out
Feb 28, 2009 at 8:46 PM