I've gone about starting the disassembly and reassembly of the turbo, lines etc.. now that it's been on a bit, and working just fine.... so time to insulate the turbo, install the turbo oil restrictor, paint the oil scavange pump mount... etc.
The last time I've been into this stuff, other than the oil scavange pump install, was installing the O2 sensor in the 'dump pipe'. Recall, ATP HD turbo advertises either a dump pipe or full exhaust, your choice....
I chose the full exhaust, but was given the dump pipe.. and reiteriated I wanted a full exhaust..... after a longer story, some extra $, a full exhaust was put on, and not the one I was told I would get (2 1/2" Area P). A 2 1/4" was put on.
Well, I go about today to remove all the tid-bits, and come to the exhaust flange-exhaust pipe, since it is all one unit. I torqued the exhaust flange on the turbo-to dump pipe, when I last put the dump pipe back up. to about 25 ft/lbs.. easy on and easy off.
So.... I'm into the removal... all things going well, and I get to the exhaust flange exhaust pipe one unit that Harry put on.
All of the nuts come off.. and there are a few allen head bolts in place of the typical header bolts and nuts. As Murphy's Law goes, all come off, one allen head very difficultly since it was torqued so tight and had no anti-seizure applied.. and then the last, upper inside allen head. It is on with a vengence.
I have tried about everything I know... a little tightening first, put all back on and snug up and try this one first - via all methods, blah blah blah... heat, smack it with a rubber mallet, hammer..... nada.
My impact wrench, at 200 ft/lbs could not budge it. At 250 plus, with a vice grip wrench on the post, stripped it.
What is so hard about torquing these damn things to specs? and or using anti-seizure if you want a bit more torque?
I am so pissed.
* Last updated by: JDC on 7/22/2009 @ 8:57 PM *