tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 04/03/08 10:49 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 10:49 AM guys, have tried before to solve the riddle of the loose turbo bolts (manifold side) to no avail. wondering has anybody since found anything that is successful in keeping these little suckers where they are supposed to be. If it where an easy job of just nipping the nuts up occasionally I wouldn't mind, however they are too hard (for my sausage fingers anyway) to get to.Cheers. geoff Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradoxx Colossal Member Member 5,049 Member For: 20y 9m 19d Gender: Male Location: Perth, WA Posted 04/03/08 10:55 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 10:55 AM tried copper grease? Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641785 Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauies Member 209 Member For: 21y 8m 21d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 04/03/08 10:56 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 10:56 AM recently I have drilled holes through all my nuts and studs and wire tied them to fix this problem Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641786 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 04/03/08 10:59 AM Author Share Posted 04/03/08 10:59 AM Paradoxx said: tried copper grease?No, haven't tried that. wonder if the heat will affect the grease, will research. cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641788 Share on other sites More sharing options...
tig Donating Members 735 Member For: 17y 10m 8d Gender: Male Location: kenthurst, Sydney Posted 04/03/08 11:02 AM Author Share Posted 04/03/08 11:02 AM beauies said: recently I have drilled holes through all my nuts and studs and wire tied them to fix this problemsounds good, have you been using that system for very long. no leaking?cheers Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641792 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 19y 6m 6d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 04/03/08 11:15 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 11:15 AM pisses me off to we need these http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/STAGE-8-HEA...sspagenameZWDVWthese look allright to http://www.nord-lock.com/default.asp?url=2.16.37 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641796 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/03/08 11:16 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 11:16 AM tigwelder said: guys, have tried before to solve the riddle of the loose turbo bolts (manifold side) to no avail. wondering has anybody since found anything that is successful in keeping these little suckers where they are supposed to be. If it where an easy job of just nipping the nuts up occasionally I wouldn't mind, however they are too hard (for my sausage fingers anyway) to get to.Cheers. geoff Tigweld them to the manifold Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641797 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/03/08 11:17 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 11:17 AM beauies said: recently I have drilled holes through all my nuts and studs and wire tied them to fix this problemDid it hurt. 1 Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641799 Share on other sites More sharing options...
arronm Dropping a turd Gold Donating Members 9,520 Member For: 17y 7m 16d Gender: Male Location: Perth Posted 04/03/08 11:19 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 11:19 AM (edited) Seriously though ,change them to cap screws drill the heads and wire them all together. Arron Edited 04/03/08 11:19 AM by arronm Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641801 Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 19y 6m 13d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 04/03/08 11:29 AM Share Posted 04/03/08 11:29 AM arronm said: Did it hurt.HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHAHAHAHA Link to comment https://www.fordxr6turbo.com/forum/topic/43254-loose-turbo-bolts-again-and-again/#findComment-641806 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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