ATS turbo install bent wrench?

[saburai]

Hi Gang!
So I've not cursed or complained until now... For those who have done this, it seems difficult /impossible to get to the 9/16 nut that's on the passenger side of the turbo oil pedestal. There's not enough room to put the assembled up pipe/turbo/pedestal in as one piece. I can drop the turbo down on the pedestal, but I'm unable to get to the nut. I can unbolt the pedestal and lift it a bit to improve access, but there's still not enough working room to turn a wrench. Tips, tricks, help! I'm officially swearing...

 

[SPR1NK]

for both of those nuts i find what works best for me is a 3/8 ratchet with a pivoting head, still a pain in the ass to get in there but slightly easier than an end wrench or normal ratchet, and usually for the rear nut i go in from the valve cover between or underneath injection lines

 

[Runningaford]

I feel your pain!!! It was a pita to get my turbo in. I used the banks downpipe, which meant beating the crap out of my firewall on the passenger side; there's a spot weld seem that I used a sawzall to cut a few lines in it to bend it back quite a bit.

To actually get the turbo in though, I had to fit the pedestal, turbo, up pipe, and downpipe all loosely; nuts, bolts barely started. I then slowly tightened it all down. Other than that, once you get your crossover pipes in, and all plumbing done, you can take a bottle of soapy water, and just after starting a cold engine, you can spray it on the connections to look for exhaust leaks; after doing this, finding them, and fixing, it gave me a couple more psi of boost.

 

[saburai]

for both of those nuts i find what works best for me is a 3/8 ratchet with a pivoting head, still a pain in the ass to get in there but slightly easier than an end wrench or normal ratchet, and usually for the rear nut i go in from the valve cover between or underneath injection lines

Thanks!
That's exactly what I wound up doing. PITA, but doable.

 

[saburai]

I feel your pain!!! It was a pita to get my turbo in. I used the banks downpipe, which meant beating the crap out of my firewall on the passenger side; there's a spot weld seem that I used a sawzall to cut a few lines in it to bend it back quite a bit.

To actually get the turbo in though, I had to fit the pedestal, turbo, up pipe, and downpipe all loosely; nuts, bolts barely started. I then slowly tightened it all down. Other than that, once you get your crossover pipes in, and all plumbing done, you can take a bottle of soapy water, and just after starting a cold engine, you can spray it on the connections to look for exhaust leaks; after doing this, finding them, and fixing, it gave me a couple more psi of boost.

Luckily, I was able to get it in with the pivot ratchet.
I didn't think to use soapy water spray to search for exhaust leaks, thanks for the heads up!

 

[SPR1NK]

Thanks!
That's exactly what I wound up doing. PITA, but doable.

glad that worked for ya

 

[chris142]

I think this is the 2nd reason I dont have a turbo.

 

[saburai]

I think this is the 2nd reason I dont have a turbo.

What would be the first?

 

[chris142]

What would be the first?

The cost of a kit is more than my truck is worth.

 

[SPR1NK]

The cost of a kit is more than my truck is worth.

the engine i just put in my truck cost me more than i paid for the truck, but it was worth it

 

[Dieselcrawler]

i use a chevy distributor wrench. lol

 

[SPR1NK]

i use a chevy distributor wrench. lol

i bet that works good, I'll have to try that next time i take the turbo off