i'm removing my turbo/down pipe....well trying!

has anyone else suffered with these two bolts or is it just me !!

 

Its *everybody* actually



HTH

 

they are right ***** to get off had to heat them up with a blowtorch to shift mine. they are very easy to shear off so be careful

 

My local garage had fun with mine, they said its because of the thread that the Japs use, after prolonged use and especially where they are, the nuts can be a bitch to undo and on mine one had been sheared off by previous owner

 

While im here, don't suppose you could tell me how to get pictures on ere, i dunno how to

 

Used a dremil to cut nut off carefully with the help of small chisel and hammer , then cleaned stud thread with a die and got some new nuts was worried of snapping stud off the turbo and causing more grief .

Mark

 

I had to cut mine off with a air grinder because they had welded to the bolts so had to reddenthe bolts with oxy acetylene then wind them out of the turbo with a vice grips and put new bolts in, worst job i have had to do on the car by far!!