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Apac102
09-09-2004, 11:21 PM
Well....my parts are coming tommorow but I thought Id get a head start and start dismanteling the car. OH MY GOD!!! I didn't think it was going to be this hard. Everything seems to be seized up. Im getting really angry. If anyone has done downpipes, could u give me any helpful hints. It took me about 4 hrs to get a couple bolts off. But....Ill just keep chugging through it. I have no idea how im going to get the bolts off of thet turbos. I just need to get motivated again. Im tkaing pics so Ill post them when I get it all done.
T-Bird
09-09-2004, 11:36 PM
penetrating lube and Brake Cleaner gets almost anything out just spray that shit and go for it. if not that a nice torch and a cup of cold water always works.
troskap
10-11-2004, 12:51 AM
I'll have to third T-bird's comments. There's not much in particular you can do besides just what he said. Penetrating oil over several days on the hardware, with a few judicious taps with a hammer fixed most of the sticking when I had to haul the downpipe off of my car. Patient persistence does help!
gigdy
10-11-2004, 03:53 AM
do you have a breaker bar? its just like a 2ft wrench my dad has one its great

http://www.gemplers.com/pix/prod/P96901.jpg
gigdy
10-11-2004, 03:24 PM
i dont care i still love breaker bars, more then paying attention to dates of dead topics ppl bring back.
Apac102
10-29-2004, 10:47 AM
lol hey Im back, No didn't get a breaker bar. I didn't get the job down in time cuz i had to go to college. So I did get the intercoolers, the bipipe and the engine mount on. My cousin has a car shop that we are going to do it winter break. I kinda used a breaker bar. I took a steel pole and a regular wrench and just put those together. when i did it it started to strip the bolts. So ill just wait to do it at a professional place. I took a couple of pics nothing special but if you wanna see them jsut tell me.
adamk24
10-31-2004, 09:34 PM
Us valued members of JW would never say no to a chance to check out someones ride! :D Put up some pics so we can cry about how much more I ride sucks :cry:
gobs3z
11-12-2004, 02:01 AM
When you did this, you let the car cool down right. Cause you'll break those studs from the turbo if you don't. And when i changed my downpipe, the O2 sensors weren't coming out so i got a torch at 2 o'clock in the morning and heated it up a little and sure enough those came out fine. Go to VWVortex.com, go their and you'll get all your answers.