Turbo bolts stuck!

[DataXUnknown]

Just swapped my sr20det into my s13 and started it the other day :hsdance: . Works perfectly, except the exhaust. The 5 studs that connect the turbo to the turbo elbow had some trouble with rust. I got 3 of them out, but one of them broke.

There is still a decently long peice sticking out, and one full stud sticking out. Any ideas to get these darn studs out? I have all new ones that I need to put in hahah.

It's pretty easy to imagine what it looks like, just a rusted 2 sided stud that won't come out of the turbo. Tried a shitload of stuff (WD40, PB, Brake Fluid) nothing seemed to loosen it. Any ideas? I don't want to have to take off the turbo.

[blu808]

Well considering it is most likely a 15 year old turbo that wont last for a long time. I would just say fuck it and weld your elbow on.

Or you can try 4 bolts which I have done with good results.

Or you can upgrade your turbo...

Or try to get the broken stud out.

[kamikazekid]

Gunk makes this liquid wrench stuff that works dam good. or you could do it the getto way and slot the remaining stud with a dremel or somthing and use a flat head to back it out. ONLY if theres about a 1/4in sticking out. I dont recomend doing it that way. Or you could drill it out and use a speacial tool to back it out, but i dont nkow much about it or how to do it. Get creative, these things usually arent the end of the world. You'll get it out.

[importdude]

try to heat it up

[P_856]

dremel, drill it out, or get one of those broken bolt removers

[burnsauto]

heat and a stud removal set.

had this happen to my car....not fun driving around with it leaking, lol.

[louisdaboois]

take a pair of vise grips and tighten the hell out of it on the shaft of the stud, you may need to get a set of slip joint pliers to close them. Once the vise grips are on there nice and tight, set it on a bench vise, or get a friend to hold it down, heat it up for a long time. After it's nice and hot, try not to touch it with bare hands and turn the vise grips.

[UNISA JECS]

Damn usually PB Blaster does the trick for stuff like that, I would next try a MAP gas torch.