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09-10-2012, 11:17 AM

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Originally Posted by Bluejay

The guys having serious problems removing the plugs are far and few between. Most get them out with minimal trouble. We have techs on here doing the plugs on a daily basis that rarely break one. Most of them use a a cordless impact or air ratchet. I would not let the plug issue keep me from buying a truck.

Agreed. This issue gets blown way out of proportion. It's not the end of the world, and after you complete the first plug change and follow the TSB, it's never an issue again. We're talking about one major design issue after 100K miles that doesn't reoccur if you add the nickel anti-seize. Seems pretty trivial to me, and surely wouldn't be cause for me to shy away from buying the truck. That being said, the plugs in mine came out without a hitch using regular hand tools.

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