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10-23-2007, 02:34 PM
The last time I put my turbo extension on, I couldn't get one of the bolts on since it's an aftermarket extension and one of the bolts is too long. So I find a shorter bolt, and loosen up the turbo extension so I can get this last bolt in. The top bolt closest to the driver's side (the one right on top of the wastegate discharge) loosened up fine, and then it seemed to get tight. I didn't think much of it, since I had just taken this bolt out ~2 weeks before and had only driven the car a little bit in those 2 weeks. Couldn't have seized in that short amount of time, could it?
Apparently so, the end of the bolt broke right off inside the turbo :-/ Fortunately the short bolt I was originally trying to get put in there went in without problems, but I'm still missing a bolt :-/
Two things:
A) Is this really going to cause me much trouble? The worst thing I could see happening is a slight exhaust leak between the turbo and O2 housing right by the wastegate dump, and possibly not even that since the other 4 bolts have it on there pretty tight.
B) Any suggestions on how to get that thing out of there? I'd rather not buy another stock turbo :( I had thought of maybe putting a tiny bit of JB weld on the end of the broken bolt, threading it in enough so that it presses against the rest of the bolt that's lodged in there, letting it cure, and then spraying liquid wrench in there and try to turn it out.
Apparently so, the end of the bolt broke right off inside the turbo :-/ Fortunately the short bolt I was originally trying to get put in there went in without problems, but I'm still missing a bolt :-/
Two things:
A) Is this really going to cause me much trouble? The worst thing I could see happening is a slight exhaust leak between the turbo and O2 housing right by the wastegate dump, and possibly not even that since the other 4 bolts have it on there pretty tight.
B) Any suggestions on how to get that thing out of there? I'd rather not buy another stock turbo :( I had thought of maybe putting a tiny bit of JB weld on the end of the broken bolt, threading it in enough so that it presses against the rest of the bolt that's lodged in there, letting it cure, and then spraying liquid wrench in there and try to turn it out.