Spark plug wire removal
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Spark plug wire removal
Anyone have any tips/tricks for getting the plug wires to come off, Ive ran into this before on other cars, but with the metal sheilds around them I cant get to the boots to split them, I dont mind cutting the boots Ill replace the wires with a better set anyway, any thoughts on what are the best wires out there. Thanks
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I used needle nose pliers on mine after all the wires ripped out of the boot. It was a bear but got them out buy grabbing the metal and giving a tug 
Good luck
Good luck
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Mine came from O'riellys but thats what I used.
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I put a set of the GMPP red plug wires on mine this summer. For the money, they are a good set to get. Got them from Gene at GMPartsHouse.com.
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Did mine and really enjoyed working on the car. Here are two links that some great members provided excellent information that may the job much easier thanks so much to the other members that provided the information!
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Did mine and really enjoyed working on the car. Here are two links that some great members provided excellent information that may the job much easier thanks so much to the other members that provided the information!
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It's a pain but you got to grab the boot and twist and it will come off. Regarding the dredded #7 someone suggested removing the plug coil assemply. It came off real easy and made all the difference in the world. Also when putting new plugs in I used scrink tubing on the plug. It was stiff enough to allow placement of the plug and threading into place without cross threading and then easy enough to pull off.
Best to all.
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Best to all.
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There is an excellent video on youtube about this. Type in "96 Corvette spark plug wire removal youtube" and it will come up. Very good photography and narration, saved me A BUNCH of time with the little "tricks" this person knows.
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Spark plug wire removal tool with hook on end.
This one is sold my Summit for $11.95, but this particular design is also available elsewhere:
