Any one have any ideas on how to get a stuck turbo elbow off the turbo? i have soaked the bitch in pb,wd-40,and misc and still no luck. I am afraid to put an air chisal on it becaust it might crack it.
god i hate my elbow!!!
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What is wrong with the bolts? Stripped or rust. If rust then heat the bolt red hot with a torch (not enough that you get distortion or puddling of metal) then immediatly try to loosen the nut. Should come right off. What you are doing is expanding the metal and making the nut grow. This pulls the threads away from the stud and it will turn off really easy.
:nuts:
These guys are a lot of help, huh??
:thefinger
At least Rich is tryin' to help ...
but I'm willing to bet he's figured out the whole bolt thing :biglaugh: :x:
I think the first suggestion is your best bet - BFH ... a rubber one.
These guys are a lot of help, huh??
:thefinger
At least Rich is tryin' to help ...
but I'm willing to bet he's figured out the whole bolt thing :biglaugh: :x:
I think the first suggestion is your best bet - BFH ... a rubber one.
Provided the bolts were all out, I didn't feel the need to stress that fact, the question was answered.
therefore the thread was free range.
therefore the thread was free range.
supra90turbo said:... therefore the thread was free range.
Ooooh ... onea those 'free-range' threads - I see
What's the problem? I'll stay away from this thread if that's what appeases you. PM me if you wish, but I will not conduct any more posting in this thread.yaitsme said:Ooooh ... onea those 'free-range' threads - I see
Turbo. Targa. Life.
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Know what worked for me? (just did this today) Grab a straight pry bar and a rubber mallet. Wedge the pry bar between the elbow and the turbo...Smack. Done.
EDIT: oh "YaIt'sMe" leave my man Kurt alone. I'm the Don and he's Mafia Member #001. Capiche?
EDIT: oh "YaIt'sMe" leave my man Kurt alone. I'm the Don and he's Mafia Member #001. Capiche?
I figured out to take the bolts off:thumbup: so i guess i'll just put it in the vise and smack it with a rubber hammer
Are you taking that bitch of, and adding something that will flow??????
I say NO to the prybar between the elbow and the turbo. Three things could happen if you did that.............
Best case..........it seperates
Next Best Case........the Elbow will be damaged
Worst Case...............the Turbo will see damage
1 out of 3 is good for baseball players only!
Break the downpipe loose as well to take away that support, and give it more chance to move. You may want to hammer from underneath the car, striking the bottom most part you can. This would give you a little more leverage than just striking downward from the top.
I say NO to the prybar between the elbow and the turbo. Three things could happen if you did that.............
Best case..........it seperates
Next Best Case........the Elbow will be damaged
Worst Case...............the Turbo will see damage
1 out of 3 is good for baseball players only!
Break the downpipe loose as well to take away that support, and give it more chance to move. You may want to hammer from underneath the car, striking the bottom most part you can. This would give you a little more leverage than just striking downward from the top.
when i was trying to get the turbo out the downpipe broke in two at the flex section so i can beat on it outside the car
supra90turbo said:Provided the bolts were all out, I didn't feel the need to stress that fact, the question was answered.
therefore the thread was free range.
There are 3 kinds of thread derailing, 2 are useful one isn't.
Derail 1, a thread has served its usefulness eg question answered thread dead, now moves on to some light entertainment, not really anything wrong with that, these forums are as much about community as they are info.
Derail 2, a topic is becoming heated and likely to go nowhere but down, is suddenly derailed and goes from the beginnings of a flame war to an entertaining thread. Again not a big problem, fun threads are better than flame wars any day of the week. However
Derail 3 a topic is valuable and full of info and is being conducted respectfully, derailing this thread serves no usefull purpose and stops the thread serving the useful purpose that it was happily serving.
suprarich said:
just did this today, worked just fine for me, try it, we also use to use 2 parts diesel to 1 part motor oil, gets into cracks, and whatnot better. try the mixture first, then try the heat...
later
justin