Seized turbo bolt
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Laughing Gas
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From: Amarillo, TX
Seized turbo bolt
I'm doing an egr delete on my 04. Everything was going fine till I got to the last bolt holding the turbo to the pedestal(the one facing the firewall). It is completely stuck & the head is rounded off from my attempts to extract it. I tried heating it with a butane torch, but no dice. Anyone have any ideas to get it out short of drilling it out or cutting it off? I've got the down pipe off, so there's a little room to work back there, but I can't get my dremel with cutoff wheel to it, & don't have a cutting torch.
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I bought an expensive ratchet just for that little bolt ......
There are rounded bolt extraction kits available from Craftsman and Irwin (Advance Auto) that people have bought for this issue.
There are rounded bolt extraction kits available from Craftsman and Irwin (Advance Auto) that people have bought for this issue.
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Same style remover as 87crew posted
You want the one to go over the bolt head and over sleeve at least 03
You want the one to go over the bolt head and over sleeve at least 03
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Laughing Gas
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Just tried that set. The 10 & 11mm ones just took more metal off the bolt head. Watched one of Ron's videos & he says you need a 17 to go over the flange & spacer. Will try that next. Where are the bolts for the pedestal? I looked & thought there was at least 1 that you couldn't get to with the turbo on.
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When I put a new turbo on my '03 I sort of forgot to put that bolt in.
Is you bolt horizontal or vertical.
Edit, just check my tool box and it looks like I bought the Craftsman kit a few years ago when I did the turbo JIC.
Is you bolt horizontal or vertical.
Edit, just check my tool box and it looks like I bought the Craftsman kit a few years ago when I did the turbo JIC.
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Laughing Gas
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That's exactly what I was about to ask - most of the pics of the 6.0 pedestal have the back bolt going into it vertically, but mine has all the bolts horizontally; WTF?
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Laughing Gas
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How did you access the pedestal bolts on the passenger side? I can't even see em'.
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The original design had the rear bolt horizontal, and uses the popular sounding turbo. It can be an interesting bolt to get loose, which is why a have a longer handled 1/4" drive ratchet with a handle flat on the pressure side. Six point socket always. I think I remember using a prybar as a lever to get enough force.
I think on my old motor I ended up putting Kroll on it overnight before trying again. It's been more then a decade since I had the broblem getting that bolt out so details have faded.
But you've got a bigger issue with the hex rounded. I didn't get to that point.
I think on my old motor I ended up putting Kroll on it overnight before trying again. It's been more then a decade since I had the broblem getting that bolt out so details have faded.
But you've got a bigger issue with the hex rounded. I didn't get to that point.
