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How to remove a broken candlestick

Model: (Various brands) Various
Part: Glow plugs

In this video we can see how to remove a broken glow plug immediately after the thread. It is necessary to have a centering sleeve, which we will position at the base of the glow plug, then insert a tool with which we pierce the center of the glow plug, then introduce a male thread to thread the hole and then with a pin, we insert the extractor, screw the nut all the way in, and using a wrench on the nut, screw until we are able to unscrew the glow plug. To perform this operation it is necessary to have a glow plug removal kit, which we can find for example on E-Bay, with the code 184367091476, at a price of 64.00 euros, free delivery.

Posted on 15 June 2025 by ScegliAuto

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