Turbo removal help
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Turbo removal help
I'm in the process of removing my turbo for a rebuild and the front driver side pedestal bolt is almost rounded off... The 10mm swivel socket is slipping. Any help would be much appreciated!
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Don't know what you have done to remove it. When I did mine if you remove the the three bolts on the exhaust side of the turbo, the coupler to down pipe then push it forward, towards the firewall. That will give you much more room for the bolt to be exposed and get a good grip on it.
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I have all four of the bolts/nuts off of where the Y for the uppipes connects off, and what I thought was two of the pedestal bolts but I'm not so sure now... The front passenger driver pedestal bolt and now the rear passenger pedestal bolt are rounded off... (I hadthe wrench on it and was pulling and it came loose, or so I thought, but as I kept working on it it just felt like it was slipping and when I got a flashlight and looked it appears to have rounded off).
Here is what has me wondering about the rear driver pedestal bolt: I reached back in there and felt a big nut and took this picture with my phone to see what it was.
Here is what has me wondering about the rear driver pedestal bolt: I reached back in there and felt a big nut and took this picture with my phone to see what it was.
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I've had a problem with stubborn bolts on this truck before. The banjo bolt on the fuel pump wouldn't come off even after I soaked the whole pump overnight in some stuff I got at the autoparts store (I can't remember the name of it right now, they said it should eat anything off). In the end I put it in a vice (that wasn't mounted to anything), stood on it, and used a hammer on the 1 1/4" wrench to get it off.
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I did try to get some vice grips on the one behind but my smallest pair just barely doesn't fit...
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Time for the freakify mod 
that's if you decide to keep the stock turbo.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...cartridge.html
that's if you decide to keep the stock turbo.https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...cartridge.html
Last edited by z31freakify; Jul 11, 2016 at 12:32 PM. Reason: stupid spell check!!
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Adam, do you get a commission whenever you sell someone on the mod, lol?
I strongly advise against using a cutting torch! If you have to use a cutoff wheel or saws all on the pedestal to get the turbo our of the way so you use other methods on the bolt. Torches cause truck fires. Many photos on the internet.
I strongly advise against using a cutting torch! If you have to use a cutoff wheel or saws all on the pedestal to get the turbo our of the way so you use other methods on the bolt. Torches cause truck fires. Many photos on the internet.