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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 04:14 PM
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Can anyone recommend a simple one that works well? Tired of fighting to get the boots off......
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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 04:21 PM
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are you using a twisting motion to remove and when installing are you using silicon grease in the boot

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Old Jul 18, 2019 | 04:30 PM
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I've had good luck with one like this https://www.ebay.com/itm/45-degree-S...IAAOSwgGZcHanz
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Dielectric grease as Melwff suggests. No tool required.
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Yeah, guilty of skipping on the dielectric grease. I'll use it from now on. Bought new plugs today.
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I know on my MSD wires if you pinch the end a little while twisting they come right off. I'd rather have them hard to get off than them just falling off. Dielectric grease works great too. I never put my plug wires back on without it.
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Originally Posted by theandies
I know on my MSD wires if you pinch the end a little while twisting they come right off. I'd rather have them hard to get off than them just falling off. Dielectric grease works great too. I never put my plug wires back on without it.
I've got MSD wires, too. They don't come off easy. Better that than slipping off. I guess I'll become a "greaser".
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