Removing turbo nuts... HELP!

[Ameer Antar]

I heated the nut up pretty good till it was red-hot with my cheap oxy-propane kit. The real problem is getting a good grip cuz of the proximity of other parts. I can only get an open-end on the nut. I think the box-end would be much better, cuz I can see the wrench spreading apart as I try to turn. Where did you get the studs? It's pretty hard to find metric studs round here...only mail order basically. Also do you remember the specs on the stud? Thanks for help.

-Ameer

   ----Original Message----
   From: "gerard" <gerard at 2226.co.za>
   Date: 11/18/04 11:44:47 AM
   Subject: Re: Removing turbo nuts... HELP!
   
   On Thu, 18 Nov 2004 15:42:56 GMT, Ameer Antar wrote
   > I was just wondering if anyone could give me some advice on removing 
   > the 6 nuts that hold the turbo's exhaust turbine housing to the 
   > bearing housing. I've soaked 'em w/ PB Blaster for days and even 
   > heated 'em up real good. After heating 'em up, the stud actually 
   > snapped on one... not somehting I'm looking for, so I stopped. I'd 
   > appreciate any advice or encouragement! TIA.
   > 
   > -Ameer
   
   Hi!
   
   You can try to be as pathetic as I was. :) After battling with them and then 
   realising I'm going to replace them with stainless steel nuts and some new 
   studs, I just got out the hacksaw and cut the nuts in half or as much off 
   them to get them to release from the threads. A Dremel would be ideal in 
   this situation if you feel like it's the only remaining method. I didn't 
   manage to brake the studs, but I sure did bend some.
   
   It's an awkward location to work without the right tools and all my cheap 
   ass spanners just gave in.
   
   How hot did you heat them up? I've heated stuff up before, but they never 
   budged. Then I saw someone do this to a bolt on my VW Golf's suspension. He 
   used an oxyacetylene torch and got the thing red hot and then it just turned 
   out without any effort. :P
   
   G.