Help - Rb26 Turbo Removal

[Got Boost?]

Hey guys,

Almost done removing the turbo's of an RB26, done it all myself to this point, proven quite painfull...

Question is, in order to drop the front turbo down, to get access to the lower manifold bolts i need to either move or undo the a/c line.. unless there is another way around this i havn't seen? I've got some pics attached of what it all looks like, any advice on where to move forward would be awesome! Thanks.

[R31Nismoid]

jack the motor up to one side, just undo the mount. Should give you the room you need to move it i believe

[Got Boost?]

jack the motor up to one side, just undo the mount. Should give you the room you need to move it i believe

How risky is that? I've never attempted anything like that before lol.

[Got Boost?]

If i completely undo the A/C line (i think its the AC line) is the worst that can happen ill need a regass of the A/C?

[Duncan]

is it only that bolt mount fouling? I'm pretty sure it will bend that much easily.

having said that I've never done turbos off a gtr with ac....

[Got Boost?]

is it only that bolt mount fouling? I'm pretty sure it will bend that much easily.

having said that I've never done turbos off a gtr with ac....

Well from what i can tell its only that one, the back of the turbo seems to move fairly freely. It isn't overly flexible, if i undo the main bolt and twist it then it will move but makes some hissing sounds as the gas escapes a little... lol

[Duncan]

no just leave it bolted in and lever it out of the way. only needs to move a few mm by the looks of it.

btw don't you have further issues ahead? I'm pretty sure you need to remove rear turbo first or undo the oil and water line from the block (which is a bastard to put back later)

[tacker]

Drop the Ac compressor off the engine block

[Richieb]

Yep..!! watch that compressor outlet pipe, mine was fragile, .......and needs the crack in it repairing,.... when I can locate someone to do it... without scalping my wallet..!

[Merli]

Yep..!! watch that compressor outlet pipe, mine was fragile, .......and needs the crack in it repairing,.... when I can locate someone to do it... without scalping my wallet..!

If only you were an SAU NSW Club Member... You could have had my one for free

[paulR32gtr]

Get that back turbo out first from underneath - you do not need to slacken off the rear manifold.

The front turbo dump will be restricted by the rear turbo. Once it is out you will be able to play with angles a bit more.

You may first need to slacken off the front manifold (have been told you can do it without which I can believe after finishing the job).

Once I had everything slackened off and the rear turbo out I was able to angle the front turbo down past the AC.

[Got Boost?]

Get that back turbo out first from underneath - you do not need to slacken off the rear manifold.

The front turbo dump will be restricted by the rear turbo. Once it is out you will be able to play with angles a bit more.

You may first need to slacken off the front manifold (have been told you can do it without which I can believe after finishing the job).

Once I had everything slackened off and the rear turbo out I was able to angle the front turbo down past the AC.

Thanks for that info mate ill give it a go!

[Richieb]

Merli,

If only it was easy to become a member then I would be, but it aint that easy.

Money aint a problem, its the fooling around to get it all organised is the only hurdle for me.