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 Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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05/31/23 08:55 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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All my guys voted. They said this. Get a long screwdriver that is 1/2” wide at the tip. Flat blade. Take a grinder to the tip of the screw driver and make a big flat hook on one end. Stick the tip into the socket and turn it so that the hook engages the 3/8” square opening on the socket. Turn it while gently tapping the screwdriver upwards with a hammer. Spray a lot of liquid wrench down there while it’s going. ![[Linked Image]](https://texasfishingforum.com/forums/pics/userpics/2023/05/full-93588-184994-image.jpg) I'll take a pic when I get home, but this is not dissimilar to the tool I made a few days ago. Found a spade bit with a hole in it. Cut off a nail and welded it in the hole and ground it down to where it would fit in the socket hole diagonal. Then turned 45 degrees so it would catch on the flat. It bent the spade bit rather than dislodging the socket...that's how firm this thing is in there. I couldn't believe it. Well. Damn. That socket is stuck to the tube wall pretty good. Maybe spinning it just heated it and expanded it a bit. Maybe the freeze spray could help. You are leaning so much right now. 1. It IS a 14MM 2. Plugs last way past 100k nowadays 3. MacGyver was a class not to miss on a weeknight. Haha. I predict you’ll get it whooped.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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05/31/23 08:55 PM
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SteezMacQueen
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Oh. The screwdriver trick is because it is heat treated and won’t bend.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: SteezMacQueen]
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05/31/23 09:15 PM
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patriot07
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Oh. The screwdriver trick is because it is heat treated and won’t bend. That was my thought also when I saw your description - much better solution than my cheap spade bit. I think it's worth trying for sure.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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05/31/23 10:11 PM
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outfishdya
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Maybe try Blue Nitro's fire advice, then pee on it.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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05/31/23 10:38 PM
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Mckinneycrappiecatcher
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So if I understand right, it’s seized to the outside of the spark plug tube, it’s not seized to the plug itself?
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: Mckinneycrappiecatcher]
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05/31/23 11:13 PM
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hopalong
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So if I understand right, it’s seized to the outside of the spark plug tube, it’s not seized to the plug itself? socket was a smidge too large for the hole, the hole is winning so far. 
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: hopalong]
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05/31/23 11:24 PM
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So if I understand right, it’s seized to the outside of the spark plug tube, it’s not seized to the plug itself? socket was a smidge too large for the hole, the hole is winning so far. I think he said it started turning out then became lodged. My first action would be to try and screw it back in a little and see if it loosened up. My take from what he said was that the socket is wedged between the spark plug and the spark plug tube. If the socket went on easily and it started getting wedged as you screwed it out, screw it in and maybe the socket will be loose enough to pull out easily.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: hopalong]
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05/31/23 11:26 PM
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YEE_YEE
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So if I understand right, it’s seized to the outside of the spark plug tube, it’s not seized to the plug itself? socket was a smidge too large for the hole, the hole is winning so far. 
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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05/31/23 11:28 PM
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Bigbob_FTW
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At this point it should be said, check I new plug with the socket BEFORE you begin.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
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05/31/23 11:48 PM
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At this point it should be said, check I new plug with the socket BEFORE you begin. Probably should leave your standard sockets in the garage when working on a jap vehicle.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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06/01/23 12:18 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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Eat. Sleep. Fish.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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06/01/23 12:19 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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The Mexicans I work with would have had that socket out in 5 minutes. C’mon! They said they are Mexi-CANS, not Mexi-CANT’S!
You can do this.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: Chris B]
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06/01/23 12:37 AM
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Bigbob_FTW
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At this point it should be said, check I new plug with the socket BEFORE you begin. Probably should leave your standard sockets in the garage when working on a jap vehicle. I have both. Even American vehicles use metric. Bastages!
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: Bigbob_FTW]
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06/01/23 12:44 AM
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SteezMacQueen
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At this point it should be said, check I new plug with the socket BEFORE you begin. Probably should leave your standard sockets in the garage when working on a jap vehicle. I have both. Even American vehicles use metric. Bastages! Since around 1979….most vehicles are metric. Varies with model to model, but that a good approximation. With exception to spark plugs. They are mostly 5/8”, some are 3/4”. A few Toyota oddball 14MM out there now.
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Re: Redneck engineering help - stuck socket
[Re: patriot07]
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06/01/23 12:46 AM
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