o2 housing install from hell
May 18, 2008, 11:57 PM
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I refuse to go gorilla tight on them for the reasons described in this thread. But I have tried applying "AMPLE" force to them with no luck. Then I went moderately tight + blu loctite. Since, I have only had one fall out. (The bottom one thats near impossible to get to - of course)
I think its just the different expansion rates of the SS o2 vs the turbo's hotside. That slowly works them loose.
Shuttlegoose, don't be too hard on yourself. Poop happens.
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Mine fall right out. In fact... its happened so many times... whenever the evo decides to whip a rock up under the car and it makes a noise, "the missus" rolls her eyes and says "turbo bolt"...
I refuse to go gorilla tight on them for the reasons described in this thread. But I have tried applying "AMPLE" force to them with no luck. Then I went moderately tight + blu loctite. Since, I have only had one fall out. (The bottom one thats near impossible to get to - of course)
I think its just the different expansion rates of the SS o2 vs the turbo's hotside. That slowly works them loose.
Shuttlegoose, don't be too hard on yourself. Poop happens.
I refuse to go gorilla tight on them for the reasons described in this thread. But I have tried applying "AMPLE" force to them with no luck. Then I went moderately tight + blu loctite. Since, I have only had one fall out. (The bottom one thats near impossible to get to - of course)
I think its just the different expansion rates of the SS o2 vs the turbo's hotside. That slowly works them loose.
Shuttlegoose, don't be too hard on yourself. Poop happens.
May 19, 2008, 11:07 AM
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I highly reccomend anyone trying to remove exhaust nuts or bolts of any kind spray them with PB BLASTER and let it sit overnight. The stuff really works! I broke a stud off in my 10.5 housing, man was I pissed. So the second time around it had to come off I used the PB blaster on everything, and wallah, everything came out suprisingly easy!
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I highly reccomend anyone trying to remove exhaust nuts or bolts of any kind spray them with PB BLASTER and let it sit overnight. The stuff really works! I broke a stud off in my 10.5 housing, man was I pissed. So the second time around it had to come off I used the PB blaster on everything, and wallah, everything came out suprisingly easy!
this man speaks the truth. we left my rad in when we did mine no problems what so ever.
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