When I swapped a turbo on my past eclipse, there were studs that would not come out of the turbo or manifold - i forget which it was. Basically with something like a turbo that gets heat cycled to such a degree they almost fuse in there. Its usually easier (better and safer) to just get new bolts for the next application and leave in the old bolts in whatever they stick to.
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Originally Posted by EricJ@AMS
Exactly what Blackbeast said!
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Originally Posted by Ladogaboy
I understand the part about getting new bolts... I'm just not sure about removing the old ones if they stick to something you still want to use.
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Originally Posted by TheBlackBeast
Well if they stick to the turbo like Eric seems to think then why worry? Are you going to use the RA turbo on your lawnmower?
So how do you take it off if its fused? Take it off as one unit???
There must be a method...
If you are referring to the turbo when you say "it" then it's easy. The nuts comes off the studs and then the coolant lines come off and out comes the turbo with a stud still attached to it.
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If you are referring to the turbo when you say "it" then it's easy. The nuts comes off the studs and then the coolant lines come off and out comes the turbo with a stud still attached to it.
I guess I'll have to see it... I cant get a mental picture...
I'll take a picture of it during my swap... Thanks...
This is really great dude. I've been looking into doing an EVO turbo swap for some time myself. I started browsing online to find the OEM EVO X parts, but also I found a host of aftermarket turbo upgrades for the EVO X. We would have to tune the darn thing anyhow so, for a few grand more we could do a lot better that OEM...huh?
if its fused? Take it off as one unit???
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