#1 plug wire breaks every time I remove it

Tooky

Serious about performance
When I check or change spark plugs, 5 of my spark plug wires comes off just fine (with some bloody knuckles from the heat shields). But the #1 plug wire ALWAYS and I mean ALWAYS breaks. I am ultra careful to never yank on the wire, I used a spark plug boot puller in fact TWO of them but neither of them can fit inside the heat shields to grip the wire. So I just have to smash my fingers in to really grab ahold of the plug wire boot. Not that it mattered because what happened was the metal connector inside the boot stuck onto the #1 plug and "disconnected" from the plug boot. Happened on THREE different wires so far and I am running out of spares. What can cause this? What can I do to prevent it? Is it just the way I am removing it? #6 seems to come out without nearly as much of a problem and that's a straight boot too. Thanks.

PS: Taylor says they don't warrant the wire and the guy said "per the warranty, seperation is not covered" then I checked the warranty and it says NOTHING about seperation? Someone told me that Taylor replaced their broken wire for free, that's part of the reason why I went with them, now I find out their wires don't hold up any better than the rest (Accel Extreme 9000s).
 

Hu Ryde

Donating Member
That happened to me too! I took my plug wire apart and re crimped it really tight! So far no problems.
 

myclone

Donating Member
Tookster,

Are you giving the plug wire a "twist" in both directions before you pull on it?? If not you should. Makes getting them off a LOT easier. At least for me..

Might wanna get you some silicone lube and LIGHTLY coat the inside of the boot. I use the stuff that usually comes with the wires (its in the little plastic packet) and apply a dab to the inside of the boot before putting it on. If I don have any of that stuff I use some silicone spray and apply it to a small parts/paint brush to apply it and not make a mess..

HTH
 

E-Rue

New member
i just yank my MSD's off by the wire. they have such a huge ass honkey boot, i cant immagine them separating. mabe im just lucky though. who knows.

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Tooky

Serious about performance
On 2001-12-02 15:30, Hu Ryde wrote:
That happened to me too! I took my plug wire apart and re crimped it really tight! So far no problems.
Hy Rude, how do you take the plug wires apart? Thanks a bunch!!
 

Daron

Active member
Taylor wires hold up just fine. No wire is made to withstand yanking on it for any length of time.
Get another spark plug boot puller then. The one I have fits in all the shields and works good.
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JoeLutz

New member
Do you pull it off from the top side or under the fender well? I never have a problem pulling the accel 9000 wires straight off from under the fender well and like myclone said a twist does help.
 

hvychy

New member
Like Myclone said, use plug wire boot protector or silicone grease. They come in little black packets from Autozone or Discount auto. Cost about .89 cents but well worth it. And Yes twisting the wire before you pull does help.
 

Hu Ryde

Donating Member
It took me a minute to figure out how to do it but it worked great. What happened was I cut some of the wire covering back so I could get to it's inners. I stripped the coating so there was metal exposed and just crimped the connector like a normal electrical connection. I suppose you could even solder it if you wish. when I did it, it reminded me of the do it your self plug wiring kits. I think that's what I'm going to buy because I want to solder the connections so they dont come loose. You could also open the gap on the connection a little bit but I would use the die-electric grease since you will be decreasing connector/plug contact. Good luck with it.
Jesse
 
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