2008 polaris 500 x2. It is long overf due to change plug. It is crazy tight. I am afraid of stripping threads. Is it normally that tight?

 

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Not unusual. I would try some PB Blaster on it and let it sit overnight.

 

I thought of that too, but wasn't sure if it would hinder anything else. So...... I figured if it was corroded tight it was tight and was going to strip threads anyways. I put my big forearms to work. It fought me a lot, but the corrosion finally saw things my way. No thread damage. I was also surprised how good of condition the plug actually was. I put a new one in after adding some good thread and boot grease. Haven't fired her up yet. Oil change.
Thanks

 

Good to hear it came out without any damage.



After having this happen once, I got in the habit of taking out the plugs on all my vehicles when I got them and put some anti seize compound on the spark plugs. So far, it's paid off.

 

I never thought about using anti-seize on spark plugs on a new vehicle. That's a good idea. I only think of it several years later when it's too late.