Exhaust to turbo bolts stuck

[SlowWhite]

Downpipe off from O2.... manifold of from head...work assembly on bench, or bring to me and ill get them off for you. Have a torch at work...else...a lot of time patience and maybe a propane torch might do the trick...doubt it but worth a shot else do it the long way :D


I would bring the car but I live in south carolina lol.


Going to work on it this weekend so im not so rushed trying to fix it before work.(still need it to get me there and back)

[SlowWhite]

Well went out and got the pb blaster. And soaked the front two bolts to test.

The one with all the washers came loose 2 turns before stopping again.

The 2nd wouldn't budge.

Im off oct 6-12 th i will be pulling the whole turbo system off the car and hopefully get it all squared away.

[Alpha D]

Oh wow...i thought that was a joke...S.C! Hmmm no acces to torch and no acces to air tools either huh... hmmmm small propane torch...hammer and lots of pb blaster...heat either by really driving it hard....cycle spraying driving...spraying..driving...still dont work...then get a water hose....spray it...heat it up by driving and torch then cool it down...hit it some...itll try and brake any corrosion if there is any present...the turning and stoping most likely is signs of jacked up threads or deformed ones :( KEEP TRYING :D

[Alpha D]

Oh why dont you just drive by your local neigboor hood mechanic im sure theyll have a torch dude! and have them heat it up glowing RED!!!!!

[blackrosenova400]

You could remove the turbo with with the exhaust manifold to make things easier.

[JET]

If it went 2 turns and stopped you are screwed. That bolt is going to bust off. Never had one that did that and ended up coming out ok. Doing the trick Hughes mentioned about moving it in and out with pb blaster between each time will get it out farther, but I had those bust off too basically every time. You are going to need an angle grinder with a cutoff wheel to cut them and don't aim the sparks at the radiator. I think it was Blizz that put a hole in his radiator doing that :P

[Kracka]

KARE11 called...and I miss The Blizz.

[SlowWhite]

I'll be pulling the entire turbo system out this weekend (gives me 9 days to get it back on the road before I have to head to work.

I have a few other things to install as well.

If i happen to need to get new bolts, any national chain stores carry them?

[Kracka]

You ARE going to need to bolts, I can guarantee you that. I'd order them now and have them ready to install. If by some miracle you don't need to use them, the $5 in return postage would be well worth the peace of mind from having them on-hand.

[C3L1CA]

^x2. I really liked my arp bolts from ffwd for the fp manifold