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• turbo disassembly by truckinwagen on 04 Jan, 2009 14:34
• I am in the throws of a big rebuild and I need to get the turbo apart to clock it and clean it up.
  
  the problem I am having is with getting the mid section to come loose from the hotside, the cold side came right off, but the hot side is on there really tight, I cant help buth think it is corroded pretty good and I have it soaking in PB Blaster, but still it wont budge.
  
  any tips on how to free it up without destroying anything?
• #1 by starrd on 04 Jan, 2009 16:35
• Quote from: "libbybapa"

  I've had to use heat a couple of times as well.
  
  Andrew

  
  I have done a couple of K14's and a K24 and heat is your friend.  I use my torch until is starts to smoke out of the joint between the hot and center section.  Usually comes easy then.
• #2 by truckinwagen on 04 Jan, 2009 20:32
• I didn't hit it with a hammer yet because I currently don't have a bench vise in the shop I have access to, but i will try heat and a hammer when I get it in a shop that has a vise.
  
  its a K24 that I got for $50 so I am not too concerned, but I don't want to break anything I don't have to
  
  thanks for all the help guys.