[urq] Head, manifold and downpipe removal

[Thatcher Hubbard]

Not that getting the nuts off of the turbo->downpipe connection is
necessarily easy either.  The furthest nut back was a big pain.  And
it came out with the stud, but hey, what can you do?

Is the flexible metal portion really cheap?  I'd heard that it was expensive.

The bolts at the WG->EM flange should be relatively easy to get to
from the top of the car and not so bad from the bottom if you've
removed the axle heat shield.  I used a 3/8" drive with a copule of
long extensions on it at the bottom and a box-end wrench on the top. 
I would strongly suggest putting some effort into breaking those
loose.  Of course, they may be rounded out, rusted off nubs at this
point, in which case I'm completely full of it.  The bolts that
connected my downpipe to my muffler were that way, replaced at some
point with SAE ones by the PO.  I had to saw halfway through all three
of them with a hacksaw blade I'd wrapped the end of with duct tape,
then break them by twisting each end in the opposite direction.  Not
fun.


On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 13:32:54 -0800, Justin <cbrooks2 at san.rr.com> wrote:
> Yep, your right....that's the best way....get the nuts off the
> turbo...(remove the air box if nessary...) and then remove the nuts off that
> flexiable connector pipe ("concertina hose")
> from the EM to the downpipe.
> 
> I think Alan's concertina hose bolts are frozen though...
> 
> Another way is just to cut the concertina hose with a saw-zal (they are
> cheap to replace...and get from a yard...) by accessing it through the wheel
> well.  (Had to do this recently...)
> Justin C.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Thatcher Hubbard" <thatcher.hubbard at gmail.com>
> To: <urq at audifans.com>
> Sent: Friday, November 12, 2004 6:28 AM
> Subject: Re: [urq] Head, manifold and downpipe removal
> 
> > When I took mine apart I had to remove the downpipe as well.  Is it
> > possible to get the wastegate separated from the EM and the DP
> > separated from the turbo?  I think both of those can be done by one
> > set of hands.
> >
> > I suggest that because removing the axle would probably not be a lot of
> fun.
> >
> >
> > On Fri, 12 Nov 2004 01:00:38 -0800, Justin <cbrooks2 at san.rr.com> wrote:
> > > If you can't get the downpipe off...then, the only way to get the entire
> > > assembly off, is to remove the axle.
> > >
> > > as I've tried...(on my many junk yard head removal trips..)
> > > to get the downpipe and head past the axle.....
> > > Justin
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Alan Pemberton" <alan_pemberton at telus.net>
> > > To: <urq at audifans.com>
> > > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 6:55 PM
> > > Subject: [urq] Head, manifold and downpipe removal
> > >
> > > > I am in the process of removing the head, exhaust manifold, turbo and
> > > > downpipe as one assembly - number 2 cylinder manifold gasket has blown
> as
> > > > one stud had sheared and the other is loose.
> > > >
> > > > Working alone, but with a temporary hoist arrangement, I've been
> unable to
> > > > remove the complete assembly as a unit and have only been successful
> > > > removing one of the nuts associated with the concertina hose so cannot
> > > > separate the downpipe.  The removal problem is working the downpipe
> around
> > > > the drive shaft.  The heat deflector has been removed but it looks
> like I
> > > > need to remove the driveshaft.  The front of the car is on ramps.
> > > >
> > > > Is removing the drive shaft the next step or have I missed something?
> > > >
> > > > Alan
> > > > '85 urq (Canadian)
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
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