turbo bolt (innermost) - 200q20v

[Jim Green]

--- Ben Swann <benswann at comcast.net> wrote:
> Well, it's like a catch22.  You need to remove the
> turbo from the
> downpipe(which I am trying to do) to remove the
> turbo from the manifold(also
> what I am trying to do) as I am swapping turbos.
> 
> It would be easier to remove the turbo from the
> manifold if I could remove
> the downpipe from the turbo, as the nut is held
> captive at the same location
> as the one I'm fighting with.
> 
> Of course all of this would be easy with the engine
> out of the car.
> 
> The engineers really made this a doozy.


Ben, my tool box is full of wrenches that I've cut to
fit the task.  Sometimes you just have to get creative
with the angle grinder and go pay for a new tool at
the end of the day.  Hopefully that helps, I've never
actually done the job you're talking about on a 20v.



=====
Jim Green
'89 90tq
'89 80q
http://www.mswanson.com/~jgreen/car_home.html

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