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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    I have to bend the broken tips to a "L" shape with a big flat screwdriver to be able to fish them out with a curved needle nose pliers.Then I clean all the derbis with a shop vac thru the injector and glow plug hole blocked each other to have enough vacuum.Finally I spray a little Kroil to both...
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    Mission accomplished ! They are both out and new 60Gs are on. Thank you all for your help guys!
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    New guy and an M1008.

    Welcome! Love the camo paint.
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    Good to hear that is not carc painted! My plan is finish all the mechanical/electrical work first (read to make it fully operational) and then a good friend of mine will take care of the bodywork and paint.Looks like it is not used that much...
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    Totally agree : if you start to fix something do it right once. Every one of these trucks has its own history and deserves at least our love : mine for example spent some years of service to US and then shipped in Germany I never had a good old USA military truck before and I am very proud I...
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    Broken tip is out !One more left for tomorrow.
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    The broken tip is still in one piece stuck in the glow plug hole...The problem is that I am trying to gently push it out with a punch but no luck yet...Feels like stuck...I am not sure if I have to hit it real hard ?Thanks for the tip I will try to remove the inner fender apron.
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    I already have the injector removed...Problem is that the broken tip looks like stuck in the hole...
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    Unable to remove broken glow plug tip !

    Hello, I have just two swollen glow plugs to my 08 (drivers side rear ones). I am trying to remove them and I broke the one... I bought the correct socket and I remove the injector but , seems that there is not enough space to pull it out from the injector hole as it feels like snug.Maybe this...
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    Civi door ?

    Yep, I will take it from the old door...Thanks
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    Civi door ?

    I will have to use this door anyway as it seems that drivers doors are very hard to come by in good shape (they have lot of good passenger side)!. One difference I found today is that the lower mirror bracket thread/bolt hole is a bit wider to allow some kind of adjustment, it the vehicle door...
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    Civi door ?

    So even the genuine ones are not drilled for the mirror from the factory ? Thanks
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    Steering wheel chain lock ...

    Hello all,I am trying to figure out how the steering wheel chain is secured to the seat ?I would like to remove one from a parts truck as mine does not have one.Thank you
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    Civi door ?

    Thanks again for the great info!They have some more doors, I hope to find a good genuine one...
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    Civi door ?

    cucvrus,Looks that you are a real expert to identify genuine GM doors !What do you think about it ?
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    Civi door ?

    Thanks for the info.Maybe this is not a genuine GM door ?Any way to find this out ????
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    Civi door ?

    Hello to all!I finally found a rust and dent free driver side door to put in my M1008 long time project (read in need of major repairs).It comes from an civi truck and as you can see it is different where the exterior mirror bolts to it.Can I put the parts from my old door to it to can mount the...
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    Taking home a KraZ 214b - need some help finding front axle shafts

    The good ones are gone...All of them now need repairs...
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    Taking home a KraZ 214b - need some help finding front axle shafts

    Hello guys, I can also help with axle shafts if you still need them. Thank you
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