Needs help ASAP! Spark plug change questions.

[bibo]

I am changing my plugs now. It's pretty straight forward to remove the cover until I am trying to pull out the ignition coils. On the 1st, 3rd and 4th cynlinder, the coild came out alone, leaving the middle rubber piece in the hole. I have no clue at all how to pull them out? Any suggestoins will be highly appreciated.

[thejlevie]

Needle nose pliers, surgical forceps, or anything similar that will reach and grab the coil boot.

[bibo]

I tried needle nose pliers, hard, which even damaged the boot a little bit, still cannot get it out? By the way, shall I pull on the boot or the metal in the middle? actually I tried both.

Looks like I can only put it back and order some boots, then with the cost to damage the boots, pull them out.

Any other ideas? Thansk a lot.

[bibo]

Used two pliers, one on the rubber and the other on the metal and pulled really hard, they eventually came out. One bood was damaged a little bit on the rubber. I was afraid I had to replace boots but things turned out pretty good. The car runs beautifully. I will see when I need to replace boots.