o2 sensor

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    cant get my rear o2 sensor off. any advice??
     
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    Sensor socket, soak and let sit in PB Blaster..otherwise heat it up with a torch and try again.
     
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    I did four sensors today. Huge breaker bars did no good and I couldn't get an impact on them. The next best thing was smacking a wrench repeatedly with a hammer. All of them broke loose pretty quickly with that method.
     
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    FWIW, don't get the full length sensor socket. I broke the bung off the time I tried that.
     
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    Rust Pennatrant + Patience, if that fails get out the torch
     
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    Assuming you aren't using a lift and you're struggling with the sensor socket and pb blaster, unplug the sensor, remove the cat pipe and work on it off the car where you can get some decent leverage.
     
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    yeah, like sheen stated. Take pipe out of car, then attempt to remove sensor. soak in pb blaster, heat with torch, remove. either use an O2 sensor socket and rachet or use a 7/8" combination wrench. tap on tool until it breaks the sensor free from the pipe.
     
    Scuba Steve, May 17, 2010
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