I was in same boat a year ago, used a tiny harbor freight pipe wrench, you know the plumbers type. I'm assuming you do not intend to reuse sensor. I had tried pb blaster, wax, sockets, box wrench, vice grips, etc. The pipe wrench worked like a charm. Found out about it in the archives
Ryan Sent from my iPod On Nov 23, 2010, at 21:41, Harry Hoffman <hhoffman@IP-SOLUTIONS.NET> wrote: > Hi All, > > I'm trying to remove my o2 sensor but it's rusted in place. I've tried > quite a bit of liquid wrench, along with a set of locking pliers and a > hammer. No dice. > > How do other people get the sensor off without destroying the cat? > > Cheers, > Harry > |
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