Davey96wrx

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Hi guys, need advice as I'm feeling stuck!

Removing the downpipe the last bolt will not budge, it's the middle one at the bottom, someone has fitted a 12mm bolt, and because of the aftermarket open mouth downpipe cannot access it at all, even with stubbie wobblies etc almost got it with a 12mm spanner from ontop but you guesses it, it rounded! Tried warming the engine etc, penetrating fluid etc

Any advice??

addi monster

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take the turbo and down pipe off in one piece then you will be able to get it on a bench and give it some umph

Davey96wrx

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I can't remove the turbo as downpipe needs to come off in order to get the two bolts at the far end that hold the turbo to the uppipe, these two bolts are shielded and doubt an open ended spanner will get them off, bloody nightmare this is!

addi monster

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im sure you can chop a spanner in half and get at them matey, iirc

jh1-2009

Looks like your stressed mate, how about bolting everything back up and get it to a scoob indiependant. Any local to you? Now you have the rounded bolt you deffo not budging it

Davey96wrx

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Cheers for the advice, I'll try shortening an old spanner, unfortunately can't take it to a specialist as it needs to be mot'd and I was in the process of fitting a STD downpipe to get it through the mot, I'll sort it somehow...

PaulJC

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Remove the turbo with the downpipe and uppipe then take it apart on the bench...

Anti sieze when you bolt it back together..

Turbotits

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lol thats impossible to do.

as its rounded of id try to hammer a smaller socket onto it 11mm in this case

or try to get a smalll nut splitter in there

grinch6301

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Try getting a file at it to square the edges on it first then like you said get a 11mm socket on to it. Feel for you dude sounds like a nightmare

bigarf

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some of the answers on here
i did one for a mate once who loves his anti lag.all the nuts had litteraly welded themselves on.i had to heat every nut up and then chop through them and split them in half.a lot easier if you can get under the car via a ramp or pit.if not good luck.

Davey96wrx

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Cheers for all the advice, think I'll give this one a try first, and if this doesn't work get destructive! Lol

A nut splitter may or may not work as it's a bolt head that's protruding, ie it's a bolt that winds into the turbo rather than a stud and nut if you know what I mean.

Going to have another go at it this morning. I hate it when people don't fit things properly, they look like cheap bolts and if he had only put a couple of thick washers on when fitting it I wouldnt have had a problem.

It will come off I'm sure....

PaulJC

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Not owned the car long enough to even look at it TBH but it's something thats possible on a lot of cars... so in this case i will stand corrected

JonMc

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I did mine at the weekend and used a stubbie ring spanner, worked a treat but this is the third downpipe in 2 years so it wasn't seized Got at it from underneath, no ramp just jacked the car and lay on my back.

It is a pretty horrendous design though as the steering rack is in just the wrong place to make access easy.

JDM_Stig

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Ive used this type of thing in the past
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/pr...-bolt-grip-set

JdcTypeR

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+1 used them before for getting locking wheel nuts off, very good sockets

Turbotits

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[QUOTE=Davey96wrx;10391349]Cheers for all the advice, think I'll give this one a try first, and if this doesn't work get destructive! Lol

A nut splitter may or may not work as it's a bolt head that's protruding, ie it's a bolt that winds into the turbo rather than a stud and nut if you know what i mean QUOTE]

I do. Odd as should have studs and nuts on the turbo so obviously some ones done a job on it in the past

russellgarwood4174

I had same problem used a nut splitter to sort it, was stressfull with a few f@#* words!! worst thing was wife asking if I was nearly finished!!!

JonMc

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Their timing is impeccable isn't it

94 scooby

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I had this problem in the end i got a small angle grinder and cut the whole pipe of then hacksawed the bitch off

bigarf

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well that would do it

Davey96wrx

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Nearly off....after filing and going down a size to 11mm..

Did a couple of other jobs inberween, fpr, and coolant bypass..

jameswrx

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Put new nuts back on either side (with copper slip for now) and do them as tight as you dare to take away the load on the stuck bolt.