well i decided i would change my spark plug wires today and everything was going fine until i got to the last one. well it seems that someone at one time decided to go to mazda and have the stock wires replaced with new stock wires...no biggy right. except that mazda broke the metal connector on the wire off inside the hole. so instead of trying to remove the broken piece they just crushed the end of the new wire to fit inside the old wires tip. my god who ever did that was a freaking idiot. i have been meesing with it for like over an hour now. the metal is so old and brittle that it breaks when i grap it with needlenose plyers. does anybody have any suggestions as to how i get this out? and of course i am stranded at work. i drove the 7 today because all of my tools are at work. now i cant drive to go get anything and i am helpless until lunch when someone can come get me.


arggggg

well anyhelp would be appreciated

john

 

Well, I can't help you much, but when I was working on my FD over the summer, I decided to upgrade my wires as well. Unfortunately, one of the wires was fused into the leading coil. When attempting to remove the wire, the connector broke off and I could see everything melted around it.

I just replaced the coil and made sure to use some dielectrical grease when the new wires where installed (to hopefully avoid that problem in the future).

 

Can you get at it with some dental pics?

 

i hope i dont have to replace it that would suck.i dont think a dental pick would work because its kinda corroded in there. i am going to go mess with some more now. i went to lunch and got my other car, so now i can go get stuff if i need it.

 

When I changed my wires, a similar thing happened. When I pulled the wire off, the lead just stayed inside the coil, and the actual wire stripped away. When I looked inside the coil, I noticed that it was extremely corroded, which is why the wire lead just stuck in there. I tried using pliers and pulling the lead out, but it wouldn't budge due to the corrosion.

I had to dissolve the corrosion in order to get it out. If you are having a similar problem, then just try this. Basically, some type of acid will work to clean out the corrosion. I started by spraying lemon juice in it. What you can also do is poor a glass of coke up to the edge of the glass, and then stick the coil upside down into the coke, so that only the corroded part of the coil is in the coke. (this is better than just pooring coke over your coil, which would get it all nasty and sticky). The carbolic acid of the coke (or the lemon juice), starts to dissolve the corrosion. After a few hours (may want to just let it sit for a day or two), the corrosion will turn to a gooey substance, and you'll be able to pull the lead out.

Hopefully, this will help you. If nothing else, it'll get rid of that corrosion, so that maybe you'll be able to pull it out. If you're unclear on what I'm talking about, just let me know

Rob

 

hey great idea rob. i am going to go get the coil off the car now. thanks alot man i will let you guys know how it turns out.

 

Oh yeah, and the longer you let it sit in the coke, the better it will work. I doused mine in lemon juice and coke, and then came back to it about 8-10 hours later. Pulled out nice and easily. Just make sure that you clean the inside of the coil really well after you do this. ALL of that corrosion needs to be gone, as well as the sugary residue from the coke.

Let us know how it turns out.

 

lemon juice.. better keep those handy in my fridge..hehe

 

well i finally got the coil out. damn that thing is under alot of crap. i will go to the store later, and get some juice.

 

hahahaha i am so good. i finally got that little bitch out. now i just need some steel wool and i can clean out the corrosion and be driving again. thanks for all your help. and rob thanks for the lemon juice idea it helped loosen the gunk up alot.

 

that lemon juice was the best 99 cents i ever spent

 

heh heh. Glad to hear it worked for you! You just never know when lemon juice will come in handy. It has since established a permanent residence in my tool box.... right next to the duct tape.