[Rottweiler28]

Well I went and did it this time I think, or maybe not, I'll let you guys decide.
Was having quite a bit of trouble removing an O2 sensor from the van so I got the bright idea (hey I don't need this one anyway since its shot) so I decided, since I didn't have the O2 tool or a deep 22mm socket to just cut the wires off the old one and snap the top part off the sensor itself so as to make a short 22mm socket fit it. Sounds ok so far eh. Then I thought if I remove the coil this will give me that little bit more room to move. At this point i'm thinking man i'm smart. And it did actually help quite well doing it this way. I did eventually get the sensor off (To my surprise) Using a breaker bar. When I got it out I used one of them air cans you use to blow out your computer to clean up around the area and to clean any lose metal from the sensor socket. (I just kept getting smarter.lol)
Now when I go to put in the new sensor, it seems like it wont take thread, and when it does seem to take thread it seems to be cross threading. Now I need some input from people who have changed some tough O2 sensors. Should it feel this way and I just need to throw a wrench on it and tighten it in there? I was told also that it wouldn't hurt to use a tap and die to re-thread the socket. Let me know what ya's think here. I don't want to screw up a brand new sensor. BTW when I looked at the old sensor the threads looked pretty worn down and messed up looking on it.