7.3 Turbo and Pedestal Removal Problems

dsberman94 · May 21, 2015

Wholly crap. Usually the inevitable oil leak keeps everything pretty rust free. Is that "aluminum" bolt rusted or dirty or did someone put a steel bolt in instead?

ghohouston · May 21, 2015

dsberman94 said:
Wholly crap. Usually the inevitable oil leak keeps everything pretty rust free. Is that "aluminum" bolt rusted or dirty or did someone put a steel bolt in instead?

They had steel bolts from the factory...

bruce · May 21, 2015

dsberman94 said:
Wholly crap. Usually the inevitable oil leak keeps everything pretty rust free. Is that "aluminum" bolt rusted or dirty or did someone put a steel bolt in instead?

Just leave

littleredstroker · May 21, 2015

hell even if you can get a mapp gas torch in there to heat it up that might help. PB blaster or Areokroil work wonders.. i would soak it every day two or 3 times a day for 3-4 days and go from there..

I wonder if the head of the bolt breaks off if there will be enough room to lift the turbo up and off...

TyCorr · May 21, 2015

littleredstroker said:
hell even if you can get a mapp gas torch in there to heat it up that might help. PB blaster or Areokroil work wonders.. i would soak it every day two or 3 times a day for 3-4 days and go from there..

I wonder if the head of the bolt breaks off if there will be enough room to lift the turbo up and off...

I sprayed mine every morning for a week and then drove it. The heat cycles really loosened it up and pulled the aerokroil in.

If he could get the heads snapped off you lift it enough to get a saw in there and cut more off the front bolt. Then rock it out. Had to do that once

littleredstroker · May 21, 2015

TyCorr said:
I sprayed mine every morning for a week and then drove it. The heat cycles really loosened it up and pulled the aerokroil in.

If he could get the heads snapped off you lift it enough to get a saw in there and cut more off the front bolt. Then rock it out. Had to do that once

That sounds like a super fun time LOL

TyCorr · May 21, 2015

It sucks...those little 12pt 6mm bolts holding the ebpv on can be real cute sometimes too!

FullThrottleFarm · May 21, 2015

littleredstroker said:
That sounds like a super fun time LOL

That does sound like a fun time, I can't wait.

I'm either going to snap the head off, or snap it where the threads start, or a combination of the two. Either way, I will prevail.

I don't care about the pedestal. I have a new EBPV Delete pedestal going in along with new bolts (obviously) and O-rings.