Author Topic: argh, k24 waste gates stuck any suggestions to get it loose? (Read 11862 times)

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #15 on:** August 05, 2006, 10:18:10 pm »

Quote from: 935racer

I pull the downpipe off just so theres more room to get my arms back there for getting those 5mm allens that hold the wastegate down, but these days I just pull the whole turbo off and get them rebuilt...

how do you get the waste gate off? it looked like a major pita for me to do it, but like you said, a rebuild never hurt a turbo haha, mine seems to be in good shape, although the compressor side has some damage to the wheel(and probably the inside of the housing, knows) but i just noticed shaft play for the first time perviously it was solid, but i could feel just barely move up and down, it also seems a tiny bit stick, like it will spin freely, but if i spin it, it will decelerate pretty quick, probably a little gunked up, but i've never felt any other turbo to know how much it should spin after i do that, so maybe i will order one of those rebuild kits from the one member on here down the road, and put a k26 compressor side on my turbo haha.

935racer · « **Reply #16 on:** August 05, 2006, 10:32:09 pm »

I have done the k26 compressor side, its alright, nothin special though, I would likely just rebuild the stock one, Get one of jakes rebuild kits and than take it to a turbo rebuild shop, don't do it yourself unless you have a balancer accurate to a thousandth of a gram, while sometimes you can get away without a balance its rare, and a turbo shop knows the stuff that needs to be address plus they usually polish the shaft and stuff.

Do it once, do it right.

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #17 on:** August 05, 2006, 10:34:51 pm »

but first i gotta beat this turbo to all hell, you know to make sure it really needs a rebuild, so i have money well spent haha.

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #18 on:** August 05, 2006, 10:39:10 pm »

also, i gotta thank everyone like 935 racer and um fspgtd, malone, hill folk, and like loads of people on this forum, you guys put alot of time into writing stuff up and taking all the pictures, i seems like you guys don't get enough appreciation, but i gotta say it definetly helps when you guys post up info and how tos and suggestions and all that goodness.

935racer · « **Reply #19 on:** August 05, 2006, 10:44:01 pm »

Hey no worries bro, diesel love forever

Ps I am pretty sure we all like hearing compliments, so thankyou, its nice to get credit sometimes especially for some people like me, I am terribly dyslexic, and it takes me forever to type! But I love the diesel community and if I wasnt so busy I would just answer peoples questions all day.

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #20 on:** August 05, 2006, 11:37:28 pm »

haha i love dieseling too, always cool talking to the guy at the pump with the power strokes and cummins, and talking about what makes them run good and all that, and then there are the guys that are always curious about my car wondering if it's a diesel, and then when i tell them my mileage they wanna buy it haha

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #21 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:35:12 pm »

sob, it got stuck again :^(

hillfolk'r · « **Reply #22 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:40:51 pm »

man,it must be pretty crusty to keep hangin like that, it needs to be worked :roll:
or ya know its a pita takin it apart to clean and stuff(thumbdown) :wink:
ya may have to end up doin it though

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #23 on:** August 06, 2006, 07:55:30 pm »

i know, i'll try lubing+ air compressor one more time, and really really get at it, then drive it alot after wards, and hopefully that will do it, if that doesn't free it i will have to bite the damn bullet

carrizog60 · « **Reply #24 on:** January 18, 2007, 02:22:36 pm »

sorry to bring this back from the grave..

today i lost boost. before i will reach 1.3/1.4 bar at redline but now i only have 0.5 at redline and very slow build...
could the WG be stucked open with the adjustment bolt all the way in?

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #25 on:** January 18, 2007, 02:32:05 pm »

if it's jammed enough, but since you had high boost and now you don't i would suspect and exhaust leak

RabbitJockey · « **Reply #26 on:** January 18, 2007, 02:56:30 pm »

actually theres no way of telling, it could be an exhaust or intake leak

carrizog60 · « **Reply #27 on:** January 18, 2007, 03:04:43 pm »

all i do was replace a valve cover seal and readjuste all the hoses and to make sure wg adjustment was tight i uncrew it a bit and then toque it all the way in like it was before.
no leaks on i.c. tubing, did the broomstick and bolt trick on the blow off valve and i see no pressure.
today morning i would hit 1 bar and then it would drop a little.i usually was doing more than 1 bar ... :roll:

jtanguay · « **Reply #28 on:** January 18, 2007, 05:36:05 pm »

thats where having an exhaust pressure gauge would be nice... andy2 has one

andy2 · « **Reply #29 on:** January 18, 2007, 06:09:59 pm »

Correction two :twisted: