Patent ID: 7779733

Claim:
A method for removing a glow plug having a set of glow plug threads from a threaded glow plug port of a diesel engine, said method comprising the steps of: providing a hand tool, said hand tool including a handle portion and a working portion; said handle portion further comprising a pair of interconnected arms; an angled portion extends from each of said interconnected arms; a first body portion extends from a one of said angled portions and a second body portion extends from a second one of said angled portions; said first body portion having a generally semi-cylindrical configuration and a first threaded inner surface, and said second body portion having a generally semi-cylindrical configuration and a second threaded inner surface; said pair of interconnected arms being compressed to cause said first body portion and said second body portion to mate cylindrically and form an extension body, said extension body having a generally tubular configuration that defines a generally cylindrical cavity; said extension body, being positioned against said diesel engine, provides the user with an amount of additional leverage; said extension body causing said threaded inner surfaces to engage said set of glow plug threads when said glow plug is partially removed from said glow plug port; said threaded inner surfaces correspond to said threaded glow plug port; said threaded inner surfaces being dimensioned to provide a threaded extension of said threaded glow plug port; unscrewing the glow plug until the set of glow plug threads has substantially exited the port; positioning the hand tool as to locate the extension body about the threads of the glow plug and in position to provide additional threading of the opposing threaded inner surfaces to that of the port; positioning the extension body against the diesel engine for additional leverage; freely spinning the glow plug threads within the hand tool so that the glow plug can be further rotated; and extracting the glow plug from the port without damage to the glow plug, the glow plug threads, the threaded glow plug port, and the diesel engine.