Removing and Replacing Turbo...one bolt!
Ado Sigal
a.sigal at bluewin.ch
Sun Aug 5 14:10:45 EDT 2007
Wedge shave to fit the top of 15 mm strong and deep ring spanner, and
shock the the nut before starting with metal rod and hammer at 90
degrees. Do same with all other nuts before removing.
HTH, Ado
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>I asked a while ago if anybody had hints for removing and replacing
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>the turbo and was told there is one bolt that's difficult. Well I've
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>dug in and I'm now down to one bolt. It's the bolt located, as
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>viewed facing the engine from the passenger side, on the upper left
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>hand side of the flange attaching the turbo to the exhaust manifold.
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>Was able to get a 15mm open end wrench on it but couldn't get enough
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>force to budge the bolt...and I think the bolt is situated in a
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>manner that has the outside of the wrench hitting against the
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>surrounding flange when I try to turn it. I'm taking a quick
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>breather to think on this, but in the meantime, any tool
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>recommendations to get at this thing? Couldn't get a socket or the
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>closed end of an end wrench on the bolt.
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>Derek P
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