Need some help- wicked wheel install!
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Need some help- wicked wheel install!
Ok, so today i went and tried to put on my wicked wheel. at least i was going to start, finish tomorrow. i got it to the point where you place a screwdriver wrapped in tape (in my case electrical tape, about 1/8'' thick) in the exhaust side of the turbo. i had previously seen a picture of the exhaust vanes on a turbo, but i wasnt sure. the EBPV was sorta blocking the way. how did you all place it in there? i know to put it in close to the center, where the vanes are thickest. i placed it in there and held it with my hand while i climbed to the other side to put a wrench on it. but when i turn the wrench to loosen the compressor wheel, it just spins the screwdriver farther in, and i heard a pop once, the screwdriver popped off the vanes. i need some help here, as to where i need to place it. a picture of the exhaust vanes with a circled location or whatever, anything will be better than what i have now. i do not want to mess up my turbo over a $75 wheel. thanks 
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Originally Posted by strokin_it7.3
i do not want to mess up my turbo over a $75 wheel. thanks
I've never changed one on the vehicle. Isn't there some way to brace the screwdriver against the EBV flap itself? That way it would only need pressure against the screwdriver handle to stay in place. The further out you go on the vanes the more holding pressure will be applied.
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Why are you guys spending over 75 plus for a wheel when they are cheaper out of Florida from xtreamdieseldotcom. I just hit mine with a air impact and it spun right off, put the new one in and finger tightened and then hit with air again. wham bam and done.
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Originally Posted by cookie88
That's why I prefer to work on it on a bench.
I've never changed one on the vehicle. Isn't there some way to brace the screwdriver against the EBV flap itself? That way it would only need pressure against the screwdriver handle to stay in place. The further out you go on the vanes the more holding pressure will be applied.
I've never changed one on the vehicle. Isn't there some way to brace the screwdriver against the EBV flap itself? That way it would only need pressure against the screwdriver handle to stay in place. The further out you go on the vanes the more holding pressure will be applied.
Are you replacing your other Wicked Wheel. Your sig. shows you already had a Wicked Wheel????Did something happed to it? I would never have tried to change the compressor wheel with the turbo on the truck. I was not scared to take mine off. I changed the pedestal o-rings out when I had it off. It is not that hard to take off. By reading your other post, I thought you would have jumped at the chance to take the turbo off.
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I havent any problems, it spins anyway. My pop is a mech so I trusted him to walk up and do it. Bam all done. Did it the same day I put on my 4inch exh so it wasnt too labor intensive, but then again ive always been around machines.
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no i am changing out the stock wheel for the wicked wheel. i put that in my sig before i actually had it on the truck, i guess i shouldnt have done that either. i also have the sonnax/springs in the center console, waiting for my oil to arrive. hopefully today.
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If anyone remembers, my mechanic went to Garrett for training. Anywho, I spoke to him this morning and here's waht he said.
" To remove the compressor wheel, impact it off. Then you will have to wedge something in the turbine side to tighten it. (35 ft/lbs) Garrett suggests that the turbo be removed from any application to repalce parts. They actually use a 2X4 with a hole cut in it about the same diameter as the turbine wheel. Then they hold the 2X4 against the wheel to lock it without dammage."
Now he told me if you have to stick something in the turbine, like a screwdriver, use more than one to lessen the stress on it. If you bend a turbine vane, you will most likely not notice it until it fails by rubbing the housing or coming apart while driving.
This is my $.04 - inflated due to more than one paragraph.
" To remove the compressor wheel, impact it off. Then you will have to wedge something in the turbine side to tighten it. (35 ft/lbs) Garrett suggests that the turbo be removed from any application to repalce parts. They actually use a 2X4 with a hole cut in it about the same diameter as the turbine wheel. Then they hold the 2X4 against the wheel to lock it without dammage."
Now he told me if you have to stick something in the turbine, like a screwdriver, use more than one to lessen the stress on it. If you bend a turbine vane, you will most likely not notice it until it fails by rubbing the housing or coming apart while driving.
This is my $.04 - inflated due to more than one paragraph.
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go to dieselsite.com, there is a clear picture and steps to r/r the compressor wheel. The instruction said to remove the turbo from the engine, disassemble the turbo, put the turbo on a vice, then use a wrench to remove the compressor. Hope this helps.
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this was the tricky part of my install... i had to reach in from the passengers side of the engine, hold the screwdriver with one hand and turn the socket wrench on the stock wheel on the other side... very hard to hold that screwdriver with one hand and keep enough leverage... this is the one time that i wished i had someone helping me.. but it got it, and it surprised me a little when it came free, i wasn't sure if it had or if my wrench had slipped off...
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i ended up taking the turbo off, much easier. but reassembly was a oily mess. check my thread "wicked wheel, gone wrong!", to hear about my latest woes. i tried to do it with the turbo on, but even the vise grip as tight as i could get it (while off the truck) slipped thrice when the 5/8'' was put to it. finally it popped free.
