suggestions for removing the 8mm allen bolt on the drivers side turbo?

lookaught::02_Avant! · 01-16-2006, 04:39 PM

The one that is tucked back in there. I cant get to it with a gun b/c the universal wont quite fit. all the rest came out fine with a gun and some blowtorching. Should i grind down the allen to shorten it so that I can get the universal on it?

thanks for any advice

lookaught::02_Avant! · 01-16-2006, 04:40 PM

reefer_bob · 01-16-2006, 04:47 PM

lookaught::02_Avant! · 01-16-2006, 05:04 PM

I can get a normal L shaped wrench on it, i just cant break it with it. it was deforming the tip with the torque.

Hal_TT::CBP · 01-16-2006, 05:27 PM

lots of liquid wrench or some heat as before. Those cheesehead bolts are tough to break.

Mike2kS4 · 01-16-2006, 06:02 PM

You may want to hit the threads on the turbine housing with the torch for a while to loosen it up. I sometimes use an allen wrench with a long 3/8 extension/socket as a lever.

I've had a couple strip and they had to meet the angle-grinder. So, worse comes to worst it's no biggie.

lookaught::02_Avant! · 01-16-2006, 08:11 PM

lookaught::02_Avant! · 01-16-2006, 08:13 PM

Hal_TT::CBP · 01-16-2006, 08:15 PM

Still a pita to get those things loose.

01-16-2006, 04:39 PM	#1
lookaught::02_Avant! Junior Member Account #: 10604 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,862	suggestions for removing the 8mm allen bolt on the drivers side turbo? The one that is tucked back in there. I cant get to it with a gun b/c the universal wont quite fit. all the rest came out fine with a gun and some blowtorching. Should i grind down the allen to shorten it so that I can get the universal on it? thanks for any advice __________________ 2002 A4 1.8tqm Avant stock except for some forged wheels... for now Pittsburgh, PA

01-16-2006, 04:40 PM	#2
lookaught::02_Avant! Junior Member Account #: 10604 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,862	this is the bolt that goes through the manifold flange btw __________________ 2002 A4 1.8tqm Avant stock except for some forged wheels... for now Pittsburgh, PA

01-16-2006, 04:47 PM	#3
reefer_bob Member Account #: 45294 Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 14,337	Do you have a ball tip allen, or standard straight cut ones? __________________ Reefer_Bob. AIM: reeferbob R.I.P. Matthew Ammon aka O.W. Kenobi

01-16-2006, 05:04 PM	#4
lookaught::02_Avant! Junior Member Account #: 10604 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,862	both, and 3/8" socketed I can get a normal L shaped wrench on it, i just cant break it with it. it was deforming the tip with the torque. __________________ 2002 A4 1.8tqm Avant stock except for some forged wheels... for now Pittsburgh, PA

01-16-2006, 05:27 PM	#5
Hal_TT::CBP Senior Member Account #: 3027 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 9,679	Cut a 1.5" 8mm length off a bar and use a socket with it to fit down in there. Use lots of liquid wrench or some heat as before. Those cheesehead bolts are tough to break. __________________ Hal. Whoops... I wanna ride... APR Stg3 (and then some) Sold.

01-16-2006, 06:02 PM	#6
Mike2kS4 Elder Member Account #: 38083 Join Date: Jun 2002 Posts: 12,105	Just do what you were doing but use a ball-end allen... You may want to hit the threads on the turbine housing with the torch for a while to loosen it up. I sometimes use an allen wrench with a long 3/8 extension/socket as a lever. I've had a couple strip and they had to meet the angle-grinder. So, worse comes to worst it's no biggie. __________________ 2002 S4 Avant, 6spd. Bone stock. <a href="http://www.autospeed.us"> </a> Caveat: Any advice I express regarding potential tuning and such is purely informational. If your knowledge and abilities are not up to the task, no amount of advice can assist.

01-16-2006, 08:11 PM	#7
lookaught::02_Avant! Junior Member Account #: 10604 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,862	its just a tight spot so i wanted to avoid cutting it if possible. thx for the input __________________ 2002 A4 1.8tqm Avant stock except for some forged wheels... for now Pittsburgh, PA

01-16-2006, 08:13 PM	#8
lookaught::02_Avant! Junior Member Account #: 10604 Join Date: Sep 2000 Posts: 1,862	great idea I'll give it a shot. thanks! __________________ 2002 A4 1.8tqm Avant stock except for some forged wheels... for now Pittsburgh, PA

01-16-2006, 08:15 PM	#9
Hal_TT::CBP Senior Member Account #: 3027 Join Date: Mar 2000 Posts: 9,679	Zoldman taught me that one =-) Still a pita to get those things loose. __________________ Hal. Whoops... I wanna ride... APR Stg3 (and then some) Sold.

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