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jsh139 · 04-12-2006, 01:01 PM

After an hour of cranking on the one hidden bolt with various wrenches and sockets, with it soaked in WD40, and half rounded off I decided to try a different approach.

I couldn't get anything to seat properly on the bolt. Maybe the XT/LGT are different, but the nut is just too damn close to the DP, and all my sockets were too thick-walled. Except my 1/4" drive ones. But, as you can imagine, a 1/4" drive ratchet aint gonna do much to get off the nuts that the 500 lb gorilla at Fuji Heavy puts on

So, with tired and bloody hands (I left the intercooler on and cut the **** out of them [this was before I was smart enough to buy some mechanics gloves]) I found a pipe to put on the end of the 1/4" drive ratchet and finally broke the damn thing free. I'm just lucky I didn't shear the stud off the turbo.

Downpipe install - ~4 hours. If I could do it over again, 2 1/2 hours, tops.

Lesson learned, have the right tools for the job

04-12-2006, 01:01 PM	#4
jsh139 Join Date: Mar 2006 Posts: 27	After an hour of cranking on the one hidden bolt with various wrenches and sockets, with it soaked in WD40, and half rounded off I decided to try a different approach. I couldn't get anything to seat properly on the bolt. Maybe the XT/LGT are different, but the nut is just too damn close to the DP, and all my sockets were too thick-walled. Except my 1/4" drive ones. But, as you can imagine, a 1/4" drive ratchet aint gonna do much to get off the nuts that the 500 lb gorilla at Fuji Heavy puts on So, with tired and bloody hands (I left the intercooler on and cut the **** out of them [this was before I was smart enough to buy some mechanics gloves]) I found a pipe to put on the end of the 1/4" drive ratchet and finally broke the damn thing free. I'm just lucky I didn't shear the stud off the turbo. Downpipe install - ~4 hours. If I could do it over again, 2 1/2 hours, tops. Lesson learned, have the right tools for the job Last edited by jsh139; 04-13-2006 at 07:37 AM.