turbo disassemble

[cegusman]

Picked up a complete turbo setup for my truck for $300. Every thing is covered in thick oil/grease. I want to clean everything up before I install it. Would like to open up the turbo to to inspect and clean too. Is there anything I should know before I try and open it up?

 

[cegusman]

Anyone!

 

[BKinzey]

What happened to my reply???? WTF?

Yes, mine was a pain. Soak the nuts & bolts and some will still break, strip, or round off. You can only use an open ended wrench on one or two of 'em

The nut that holds the vane on is reverse thread and will snap off easily

I bought a cheap rebuild kit off eBay but haven't installed it yet. Haven't found a parts supplier either

 

[smalltruckbigcid]

Turbo parts call these guys http://www.dieselcomponentsinc.com/ they are just up the street 10 minutes from my house and are great people to work with, we use them a lot for work
George

 

[cegusman]

What happened to my reply???? WTF?

Yes, mine was a pain. Soak the nuts & bolts and some will still break, strip, or round off. You can only use an open ended wrench on one or two of 'em

The nut that holds the vane on is reverse thread and will snap off easily

I bought a cheap rebuild kit off eBay but haven't installed it yet. Haven't found a parts supplier either

Any reason that the bolts broke? Where they rusted bad?

 

[BKinzey]

Rust, extreme heat, more rust.....the usual suspects

IIRC check the parts list of the rebuild kits. Some of them have fewer parts. I can't remember the actual number of parts but there were only two types. I got the higher number, well, just because.

 

[cegusman]

Thanks