Spark Plug Wire Trouble

[1Bad4Runner]

Alright, I was pulling my spark plug wires off so I could take the valve cover off to check the timing chain and the condition of everything and one of my spark plug wire top rubber pulled off and broke my plug wire right off.

My problem after the is there is no way to get that long plastic thing out of the sparkplug hole and off of the plug so I can try and fix it. I've tryed pulling it by hand and with plyers, it just keeps breaking.

Does anyone know if there is any other way of pulling it out?

[krawlr]

Can't you just pull the valve cover off and then pull the remains of the plug boot? Or am I missing something? 

[fullthrottle]

no there is a metal sleave that is presed into the head under the vaule cover.
there has to be a way to get the sleave off, but i have never had to do that befor.
i will look at my buddy's tonight he's got his 3.4 toredown to the block.

[1Bad4Runner]

Sorry for taking so long to reply, my internet was down.

I got it off and put the wire back together to get me by, but it kinda sucks that I wasted my money on the plug wires.

[Pyroslinger]

NGK Wires are tough to beat in my experience, on the 2nd gens.