Compressor wheel won't come off
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Compressor wheel won't come off
I am rebuilding my turbo and I am having problems getting the compressor wheel off.
I have tried using a screwdriver and vice grips with no luck on either. Using the vice grips I've scratched the crap out of the bolt on the exhaust side.
Does anyone have a technique or suggestion to get the wheel loose? I don't have access to air tools unfortunately.
Thanks.
I have tried using a screwdriver and vice grips with no luck on either. Using the vice grips I've scratched the crap out of the bolt on the exhaust side.
Does anyone have a technique or suggestion to get the wheel loose? I don't have access to air tools unfortunately.
Thanks.
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Well I was able to finally break the wheel free. So I start ratcheting away. The wheel gets about 2 inches away from the plate and it just keeps spinning there. I tripled check to make sure that the shaft wasn't spinning and it's not. I backed the wheel all the way down again and then brought it back up, and still the same. It seems to just keep spinning in place.
Anyone have any ideas? This stuff is supposed to be easy but I've been having no luck with this turbo. You'd think it would it would show a little more gratitude will all the new parts I bought for it.
Anyone have any ideas? This stuff is supposed to be easy but I've been having no luck with this turbo. You'd think it would it would show a little more gratitude will all the new parts I bought for it.
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Well I was able to finally break the wheel free. So I start ratcheting away. The wheel gets about 2 inches away from the plate and it just keeps spinning there. I tripled check to make sure that the shaft wasn't spinning and it's not. I backed the wheel all the way down again and then brought it back up, and still the same. It seems to just keep spinning in place.
Anyone have any ideas? This stuff is supposed to be easy but I've been having no luck with this turbo. You'd think it would it would show a little more gratitude will all the new parts I bought for it.
Anyone have any ideas? This stuff is supposed to be easy but I've been having no luck with this turbo. You'd think it would it would show a little more gratitude will all the new parts I bought for it.
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Don't worry about being a smart azz bdrummonds, I'm asking some pretty stupid questions. I'm just a little jumpy about working on a turbo, scared I might screw something up.
But I was able to finally get it off. I think that it has hung up on the last thread, so I applied a little more pressure behind the wheel with a screwdriver and it started backing off again. So now I got some PB blaster going to work to loosen up the exhaust housing from the shaft housing. Thanks for the help guys.
But I was able to finally get it off. I think that it has hung up on the last thread, so I applied a little more pressure behind the wheel with a screwdriver and it started backing off again. So now I got some PB blaster going to work to loosen up the exhaust housing from the shaft housing. Thanks for the help guys.
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