Advice On Turbo Bolts.

[Plattsy]

hey fellas going to be doing a turbo swap on my 33 this saturday, and im after advice on how to get it off with out breaking any bolts or studs!

any tips for me here? im going to spray a ton of super release on every bolt every night until saturday morning.

but apart from that im stumped!

[KEBAB_DRIFTER]

seems like your on the right track ,wait till the motors dead cold and have a go

[Plattsy]

thats a shit house. ive gotta drive it ten mins to my workshop/old mans shed.

but thanks for the tip.

[ARTZ]

Turbo bolts aren't too bad its the manifold-head bolts you need to worry about..And the 3 bolts on the dump-front pipe are almost impossible without an oxy

[R31Nismoid]

hey fellas going to be doing a turbo swap on my 33 this saturday, and im after advice on how to get it off with out breaking any bolts or studs!

any tips for me here? im going to spray a ton of super release on every bolt every night until saturday morning.

but apart from that im stumped!

Strongly advise you to take off the manifold and change all the studs at the same time.

You are highly likely to find there are 1-2 broken already as it is... So better to spend extra and do it now, rather than deal with it later on especially if you are upgrading the turbo which will be more heat and so on.

To note: you will break some studs in the head. Not many people get them all out without breaking any. In this instance call the "thread doctor". There is usually one guy in each state and getting them to do it is far cheaper/easier than trying to DIY for that particular job.

[slidin32]

freeze and release, i snapped head to manifold studs when i did my head gasket but got em out eventually

[Plattsy]

thanks every one, may just change the dump.frobt pipe on saturday then, and do the turbs when i have more time,,,, cant risk not finishing it saturday as its going in for work wednesday.

[ARTZ]

What turbo u putting in it platts...gimme a call if you want a hand mate, just book thread doctor in advance, you will need him..i didnt even undo my manifold bolts i let him do it, still broke 5 only 2 needed drilling though..dont think he works Saturdays either..

[Ph@t-G]

IF you end up snapping a few bolts on the turbo manifold, pray that it's not flush.

If there is some bolt thread still sticking out, a method that my mate and I came up with is to angle grind two sides of the bolt to make it both sides have a flat surface. Then spray the sht out of it with WD40 and wait for a bit, before using an adjustable wrench to twist back and forth. Eventually you'll be able to twist the bolt out.

I found the problem not to be the bolt but the turbo housing. With the stock dump pipe, the flange is a lot thicker than an aftermarket one, so that means that during the 15+ years that the bolt was on, rust has actually settled on the reverse side where there is space in the thread hole. Obviously if the aftermarket dump has a thinner flange, the bolt that you'll be using will travel further into the housing, which will be caught in the rust and seize. After that that's when snap bolt situations come into play.

[Plattsy]

What turbo u putting in it platts...gimme a call if you want a hand mate, just book thread doctor in advance, you will need him..i didnt even undo my manifold bolts i let him do it, still broke 5 only 2 needed drilling though..dont think he works Saturdays either..

ball sacks!

its just another standard turbs for the min in a lot better condition than mine, a 45v3 but like i said that can wait until mine blows up!

im strappin a new dump pipe/ front pipe bellmouth on there tho so feel free to head over buddy!

thinkin turbodragon might come down as well, he seemed pretty keen so ill grab some beers!

[Plattsy]

IF you end up snapping a few bolts on the turbo manifold, pray that it's not flush.

If there is some bolt thread still sticking out, a method that my mate and I came up with is to angle grind two sides of the bolt to make it both sides have a flat surface. Then spray the sht out of it with WD40 and wait for a bit, before using an adjustable wrench to twist back and forth. Eventually you'll be able to twist the bolt out.

I found the problem not to be the bolt but the turbo housing. With the stock dump pipe, the flange is a lot thicker than an aftermarket one, so that means that during the 15+ years that the bolt was on, rust has actually settled on the reverse side where there is space in the thread hole. Obviously if the aftermarket dump has a thinner flange, the bolt that you'll be using will travel further into the housing, which will be caught in the rust and seize. After that that's when snap bolt situations come into play.

cool, ill keep all this in mind.

fellas overwhelmed by the help on this, had started to loose faith with sau, alot of wankrs being wankrs! but youve pulled me back round fellas.

[Plattsy]

What turbo u putting in it platts...gimme a call if you want a hand mate, just book thread doctor in advance, you will need him..i didnt even undo my manifold bolts i let him do it, still broke 5 only 2 needed drilling though..dont think he works Saturdays either..

forgot im puttin in a catch can and a metal intake at the same time.

bring your 33 round mate! then when andrew turns up in his we will have a little race thru the housing estate.

(joke. street racing is bad and illegal)

(but fun)

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

because

cool, ill keep all this in mind.

fellas overwhelmed by the help on this, had started to loose faith with sau, alot of wankrs being wankrs! but youve pulled me back round fellas.

just spot the ones that work on their cars and their mates cars vs. those who pay people to do everything, even to change their light bulbs.

man with penis vs. man with vagina.

when you start undoing the bolts and it snags, just slowly do them back in and then back out, don't force them they will snap like what Ph@t-G did when I took off for a few hours that day lol....

and lucky that lancer motor was around, free bolts LOL

[Plattsy]

because

just spot the ones that work on their cars and their mates cars vs. those who pay people to do everything, even to change their light bulbs.

man with penis vs. man with vagina.

when you start undoing the bolts and it snags, just slowly do them back in and then back out, don't force them they will snap like what Ph@t-G did when I took off for a few hours that day lol....

and lucky that lancer motor was around, free bolts LOL

LOVE IT!

hey, just thinking if i snap some bolts changing the dumper, can i just replace them with stainless nuts and bolts?

[hardsteppa]

have heard stainless is not good on exhaust connections, tends to gall. Hi tensile loses it's hi tensile-ness too once heated, just new steel bolts and nuts with a burred flange head will be fine.

Definitely change the studs on exhaust manifold, as said by others, if some not already broken then soon will, replace with new.

[ARTZ]

If you take dump and front pipe off as one piece it should be fine..

[Plattsy]

If you take dump and front pipe off as one piece it should be fine..

sounds like a plan, you up for it davey? few beers/bourbons/rums init for ya?!

not that ill need much help, just get bored talkin to my self. ha!

[Plattsy]

have heard stainless is not good on exhaust connections, tends to gall. Hi tensile loses it's hi tensile-ness too once heated, just new steel bolts and nuts with a burred flange head will be fine.

Definitely change the studs on exhaust manifold, as said by others, if some not already broken then soon will, replace with new.

cheers buddy!

yea ill replace the manifold and or the bolts a little later on, gonna leave my turbo on for now until it blows, then swap em over and send the knackered one for a hi-flow!

[Dose Pipe Sutututu]

have heard stainless is not good on exhaust connections, tends to gall. Hi tensile loses it's hi tensile-ness too once heated, just new steel bolts and nuts with a burred flange head will be fine.

Definitely change the studs on exhaust manifold, as said by others, if some not already broken then soon will, replace with new.

the man is right on the money!

[Ph@t-G]

This thread might also give you a bit of heads up before you start working. At least this way you know what to expect in terms of procedures.

http://www.skylinesaustralia.com/forums/topic/129061-installing-3-dumpfront-and-high-flow-cat/

Good luck with it man and hope you don't snap bolts!