Getting off turbo housing?
04-07-2005, 07:01 PM
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Getting off turbo housing?
Anyone have any secret method to get the turbo housing off? I've removed all the bolts and soaked it with WD-40 and pounded on it pretty good but it doesn't want to budge.
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04-07-2005, 07:45 PM
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I assume you are working on the exhaust side.
I had to heat mine with a oxytorch a bit and soaked it with rusteater.
It took a bit more "tapping"
to get it off. I uses a piece of hardwood
with the hammer to keep from killing the housing.
my $2, with fuel as high as it is 2 cents wont start the pump.
I had to heat mine with a oxytorch a bit and soaked it with rusteater.
It took a bit more "tapping"
to get it off. I uses a piece of hardwoodwith the hammer to keep from killing the housing.
my $2, with fuel as high as it is 2 cents wont start the pump.
04-07-2005, 08:05 PM
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Well, I was hoping to save the housing in case I wanted to go back to it for some reason or somebody wanted to buy it but if push comes to shove maybe I could saw partway through it and then split it to get it loose.
I'm going to let the WD-40 soak in tonight and give it another go tomorrow.
Thanks
Edwin
I'm going to let the WD-40 soak in tonight and give it another go tomorrow.
Thanks
Edwin
04-07-2005, 09:07 PM
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I used some heat like 59ford did, that alot of PB Blaster and some paitence and it came right off. Took about 1/2 hour with the turbo on the bench. Take your time DO NOT force things, check periodically that the wheel is still able to spin (don`t wanna jam it) and it should come off.
04-07-2005, 10:12 PM
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You might try tapping on it as though you were putting it on, works on brake drums to break the rust loose. You might have it a little uneven and binding and tapping it on would releive that too.
04-08-2005, 02:14 AM
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Lots of PB Blaster a few days ahead of time, and used the bolts with some spacers to "jack" it apart. Like mentioned above, work slow and make sure it doesn't jam the wheel.
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04-08-2005, 05:13 AM
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You can use the bolt heads to push it apart as you loosen them. You'll have to get creative and use washers or or something like that to keep the spacing right, but I removed mine that way after beating it didn't get results.
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04-08-2005, 09:47 AM
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When I took my housing off, I tried the jack-screw method, but was scared that I would break/eat into the center section where the screw heads were pressing. So, I decided to cut the old housing off. I put two big notches into it on opposite sides as deeply as I dared, and then set out to crack it open with a chisel and the 12lb sledge. Put her on a board on the floor, and started whacking the chisel into the crack . . . . Never cracked the housing, but she ended up walking right off.
Put your housing on a piece of plywood on the floor, and beat radially on the exhaust housing, just as though it were a big round piece of pipe and you were trying to flatten it, with a bigger hammer. It will start to walk off, without damaging the rest of the turbo (as long as you keep alternating sides to keep it coming off somewhat square).
It didn't make sense to me, because the blows were basically perpendicular to the direction I wanted the housing to move, but it came off nicely.
Put your housing on a piece of plywood on the floor, and beat radially on the exhaust housing, just as though it were a big round piece of pipe and you were trying to flatten it, with a bigger hammer. It will start to walk off, without damaging the rest of the turbo (as long as you keep alternating sides to keep it coming off somewhat square).
It didn't make sense to me, because the blows were basically perpendicular to the direction I wanted the housing to move, but it came off nicely.
04-08-2005, 08:02 PM
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Originally posted by Alec
Put your housing on a piece of plywood on the floor, and beat radially on the exhaust housing, just as though it were a big round piece of pipe and you were trying to flatten it, with a bigger hammer. It will start to walk off, without damaging the rest of the turbo (as long as you keep alternating sides to keep it coming off somewhat square).
It didn't make sense to me, because the blows were basically perpendicular to the direction I wanted the housing to move, but it came off nicely.
Put your housing on a piece of plywood on the floor, and beat radially on the exhaust housing, just as though it were a big round piece of pipe and you were trying to flatten it, with a bigger hammer. It will start to walk off, without damaging the rest of the turbo (as long as you keep alternating sides to keep it coming off somewhat square).
It didn't make sense to me, because the blows were basically perpendicular to the direction I wanted the housing to move, but it came off nicely.
My guess is that the sideways shock was greater than trying to hit it with the rest of the turbo in the way. Hiting it sideways on the floor I could whop it better this morning.
I got the 12cm housing on and everything checked out. I checked the runout on the bearings and they are good. Now I have to get the exhause pipe moved back which means crawling on the ground. Glad I have the air tools.
Edwin
04-08-2005, 10:00 PM
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Originally posted by Haulin_in_Dixie
Just curious, what size did you take off?
Just curious, what size did you take off?
