So I broke a spark plug off in the head of my TTR-250. I have removed the head and tried an extractor, but this bastard is in there good. Anybody know a machine shop near marietta that could extract it for me?
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Machine shop near Marietta
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I'd give these guys a call. Next door to Deer Creek gunshop.
Cylinder Head Exchange, Since 1989. In the beautiful Marietta Square area.
Serving the Atlanta areas cylinder head & internal engine parts needs since 1989. Located in the beautiful Marietta Square area.
cylinderheadexch.com
I'd give these guys a call. Next door to Deer Creek gunshop.
Cylinder Head Exchange, Since 1989. In the beautiful Marietta Square area.
Serving the Atlanta areas cylinder head & internal engine parts needs since 1989. Located in the beautiful Marietta Square area.
I've had good experiences with them. Currently at about 60,000 miles on one of their heads with no problems
^^^ Ditto...used Cyl Head Ex a few times.
Good to hear as I just picked one up from them a week ago. Have the head on but went out of town for the week so I havent finished it up yet. I really liked talking to the guy there. And they do like cash vs credit card and will knock a little off if you pay with cash to avoid the fees.
I think that Napa on Powder Springs Rd. Has a machine on location. A lot of Napa store do. If they screw it up they take care of it.
Next time you install spark plugs use some anti-seize compound on the plug threads. Stainless Metal and aluminum will actually weld itself together. There's a chemical reaction that goes on between the two metals and it really get some stuck together over a long period of time. Like the General Motors North Star engines their first scheduled service date is at 100,000 miles . That can cause havoc on an aluminum engine if not got to in a reasonable amount of time. If you use the anti-seize compound it will keep that from happening. Most engines these days have aluminum cylinder heads and a lot are completely aluminum. Anytime that you have a bare metal surface like a spark plug you really need to put some kind of compound in between that spark plug and the aluminum surface. A lot of Factory bolts have a coating on them that keeps it from happening. Spark plugs especially have a problem since there's no coating on the threads. This is just for your information so next time this won't happen. The anti-seize compound make them come out of slick as a whistle.
Worse case...if the original plug threads get screwed up, the hole can be heli-coiled
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