Unbolted turbo wont clock
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Unbolted turbo wont clock
Well I got the disco potato (used) and I dont like how is clocked I looked up how to clock such and I did as followed:
I unbolted the six bolts on the intake side and the six on the exhaust then i tried to clock it and the thing just wont turn. This is my first time handling a turbo and I dont want to cause any damage to it by applying brute force or so. Please advide
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I unbolted the six bolts on the intake side and the six on the exhaust then i tried to clock it and the thing just wont turn. This is my first time handling a turbo and I dont want to cause any damage to it by applying brute force or so. Please advide
Thanks
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Brute force is generally needed. I thought I was forcing my T25 too hard but was told it would take some effort to get it moving. After you get it broke free it will go easier. I bolted the inlet flange to a 2x4 and clamped that in the vice on my bench and then inserted a piece of pipe wrapped with a bunch of duct tape to prevent damage into the outlet and heaved on it. After it moved it was much easier to move it into final position.
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Oh damn I thought i was going to seriously brake something I did figure that due to the temperatures the turbo is exposed some adhesion would be in the equation but i wanted to make sure first I dont have another couple of hundreds to spare like that (me = broke). Hey would WD40 help
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