Anyone have a link to the easyest way to pull the tubo?

[Powerstroker661]

Blew the pedestal seals in the turbo last night and turbo surged bad before..anyone have a wright up on pulling these the easiest way possible? i herd they are a pain in the A**!!

[kramarj]

Don't worry, they aren't really that bad to remove, at least mine. Be sure to spray the bolts up with a penetrating oil on the up pipe collector. Also a 10mm ratcheting wrench that reverses is a must, I made that mistake. I got a wrench stuck on the rear passenger side pedistal bolt, got the wrench on and as I took the bolt out, the wrench wedged itself between the up pipe and the turbo. The most time consuming part was getting the wrench off.

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[Powerstroker661]

That is a nice write up! Thank you for the link. The directions make it sound easy but will see how she goes!

[kramarj]

I have only done mine once and I bet I could of had it out in an hour and a half. Getting the wrench stuck made it a lot longer. The right tools makes a huge difference.

[Powerstroker661]

Good to know..im going to start soaking the bolts down and see what she does..turbo has never been off so i have my doubts

[Fordman247365]

D66 or stock turbo install courtesy of Matt P

Most important is to soak the bolts in pentro for a couple days before

[95dieselsmoke]

Yeah its not too bad of a job, just a little tricky finding the right angle to get to the bolts. Soaking them in PB blaster in advance is key.

[Powerstroker661]

I have the bolts soaking now..im going to try and pull the turbo by the end of the week...i should have some time by the time beans sends me my new one. If i have any questions ill be sure to ask!