Help: How To Remove Stuck Upper Turbo Nut
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Help: How To Remove Stuck Upper Turbo Nut
I am one bolt away from getting my
turbo off of my 87 TII so I can port the
wastegate. My question is, Is there a easy
way or tool to get the top left bolt [turbo to
manifold] bolt off?
turbo off of my 87 TII so I can port the
wastegate. My question is, Is there a easy
way or tool to get the top left bolt [turbo to
manifold] bolt off?
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a socket extension, socket, and socket wrench?
work it.
Otherwise I'll build and sell you a "special"-top-left-turbo-manny-bolt-remover-tool-SST for $100.
work it.
Otherwise I'll build and sell you a "special"-top-left-turbo-manny-bolt-remover-tool-SST for $100.
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If you're referring to it being "rusted" on there, just heat it with a torch. Guarantee it will work - it's how exhaust shops break everything loose. EriktheDead had the same problem not 2 weeks ago, and it worked like a charm.
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the top left bolt on the manifold should have a safety washer that is bent up to stop if from from coming off.. if you already know that(most likely) a 14 mm wrench is what you need after that is bent down with a flat head. that is the hardest bolt to deal with.. as for rust .. thats a lil close to the engine(oiled) to be rusted that bad.. unless you are up north somewhere i cant see that bolt getting that bad.
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It's not the "scale" type of rust you'd see on an old, never-touched part. It's rust from the metal beginning to break down under the heat of the exhaust. Unless you keep it submerged in oil, it's going to happen. The nut and bolt will form a bond, and the heat of a torch will break it. Try it, you'll wonder why you've spent so many years spraying things with WD-40.
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Any of the easily available rust penetrants should work.
We just tore apart a motor with over 115k miles on it.
Even "feeble" WD-40 help us remove all the rusted turbo nuts.
I also like Liquid Wrench.
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Any of the easily available rust penetrants should work.
We just tore apart a motor with over 115k miles on it.
Even "feeble" WD-40 help us remove all the rusted turbo nuts.
I also like Liquid Wrench.
-Ted
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For instances where a torch won't do, I use something called "FREE" made by Certified Laboratories. It worked on several things that nothing else would. I liked it so much I bought a case of it.
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