bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 15/06/08 02:50 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 02:50 AM went for a spin in the Adelaide hills last night long story short half way through the cruise the noise of the loose turbo started and yep 3 nuts missing so the Nordlocks don't work,what the fck next? locking tabs? why can't Fraud make a car where sh*t doesn't come loose,fair enough I drive my car harder than most but you hear of that many coming loose that the way I drive it just makes it happen earlier. FFFFFFFFFFFFAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRKKKKKK it's the turbo to dump and turbo to manifold ones and this is about the 5th time now I't lost nuts and the umpteenth time they are loose and it's been about 2000k since tightened_________________ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
R-SPEC You are a dead set goose Silver Donating Members 3,968 Member For: 18y 11m 19d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne Posted 15/06/08 03:44 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 03:44 AM What about those of us who don't check em... Should we? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomick AK47's for everybody Donating Members 131 Member For: 18y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: somewere Posted 15/06/08 04:43 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 04:43 AM try useing nord-lock washers link.me mate weeman said thay work , there just not cheap for a washer that is : )mick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Locomick AK47's for everybody Donating Members 131 Member For: 18y 8m 10d Gender: Male Location: somewere Posted 15/06/08 04:50 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 04:50 AM DOH!!! il try reading all the post next time. well there go's the nord-lock idea then.ok im off to find a hole to put me head inmick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XRPete Member 673 Member For: 17y 2m 8d Gender: Male Location: Here Posted 15/06/08 05:12 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 05:12 AM whats it sound like? I've never checked mine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stealthxr Donating Members 553 Member For: 18y 9m 11d Gender: Male Location: The Shire Sydney AUS Posted 15/06/08 05:30 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 05:30 AM Bloosted, there is something that we tried when fitting my exhaust, Xforce, but it can be done with any exhaust, and it works, my exhaust bloke welded a bracket from the exhaust on the dump pipe bend just before the cat and bolted it to the gearbox bellhousing, we tightened it while taking the load Off the turbo bolts, by propping that part of the exhaust up as hard as possible , now in effect that welded piece is taking all the load instead of the turbo, we also fitted new studs, bolts and nord lock washers, that was over a year ago and they and have not come loose checked them about 3 months ago, I did tighten the manifold to head bolts thou again..pete Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 15/06/08 06:17 AM Author Share Posted 15/06/08 06:17 AM I was under the impresion it is harmonics that cause it, and I put all new studs,nuts,gasket and nord lock washers 2k ago Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beauies Member 209 Member For: 21y 1m 27d Gender: Male Location: sydney Posted 15/06/08 06:28 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 06:28 AM (edited) drill holes through studs and nuts and wire tie two studs and nuts together Edited 15/06/08 06:29 AM by beauies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ratter Member 6,793 Member For: 18y 5m 22d Gender: Male Location: @ my laptop Posted 15/06/08 08:06 AM Share Posted 15/06/08 08:06 AM If it's the turbo munting bolts that are coming loose, try fitting some inconel studs and glenlock nuts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bloosted Cruise Control 1,383 Member For: 18y 11m 12d Gender: Male Location: Adelaide Posted 15/06/08 08:09 AM Author Share Posted 15/06/08 08:09 AM hi mate it's the turbo to manifold and the turbo to dump pipe,where would I get inconel studs? whats the diff? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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