First let me say I did it!, secondly thanks to all those that posted on this thread, it made a big difference and thirdly thanks to those that lied to me saying it would be easy just like the radiator, because if you would have told me the truth I would not have attempted this LOL!!!!
This was extremely challenging. I would not recommend this project for an "amateur mechanic". I barely pulled this off. My main concern was breaking a spark plug, but when i realized this problem was mainly with the 2 piece spark plug, 2010's I believe, I wasn't worried anymore and decided to go ahead instead of waiting for the weekend.
The first plug I did was #6. The boot came off with no problem, I used the pliers. The spark plug came out very easy. The problem was I could not seat the new plug. The easiest part of the process and it took me for ever.........Plug 5 was pretty much the same as 6 but seating the new plug was a little better. I realized that the swivel socket I was using made it difficult to start the seating. Plug 4 was tough. there was no room to maneuver. I got really frustrated on this one. I had to remove the steel pipe that was blocking the plug. Finally I got it. It took 1 hour to do the first three plugs.
Here is where the problems started. Plug 1 I could not get the boot off. No matter what I did it would not come off!! After what seemed like an eternity the boot finally came off. I removed the plug and installed the new plug. Next was plug 2. This boot would not come off!! I gave up and moved to plug 3. This one was just as bad. Working through the tire well I was finally able to remove the boot but the connector stayed on the Spark Plug!! it ripped out the boot. panicked is an understatement! Using a screw driver and pliers I was able to remove the connector from the tip of the spark plug but it took a long time. I installed the new plug. By now my hands are hurting and bleeding and I would have given up but I had no choice but to continue. I went back to #2. This was a nightmare. Working from the top I pulled so hard the tip on the boot ripped off! Now I know I was screwed! I used regular pliers to grab the boot. I pulled and it ripped all the way down to the spark plug. I could not see the plug from the top of the engine. I was done and I know I had f*#k up. Thinking this is going to be expensive to fix. oh well lesson learned.... My last hope was to jack the truck up and remove the front wheel. when I removed the front tire #2 was staring me in the face!! I used a razor blade to cut away the remaining boot and used pliers to pull the connector off. I was back in business! I removed the plug and installed the new one. Thank god I did not damage the old plug. The whole process took 4hrs!
I finally realized that the problem was not that the boots were old or stuck, the problem was me. Instead of pulling the boots (3,2,1) straight back to remove them, I pulled them at an angle because there was no room. I did not have this problem with 4 ,5, 6 because there was more room.
My next project will be something simple like spraying the engine with de-greaser and spraying it off with water:rofl:
Again thanks to everyone that posted.