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Author Topic: How to loosen wastegate actuator rod from flapper to test  (Read 10 times)

Offline Turbotits

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Hi, hope we're all good.  Waste gate actuator rod is not moving side to side . I want to loosen actuator rod from flapper  side. Not sure how... it has two nuts either side of the flapper  and a anti rotation clipe. This is basically a c shaped sheet of metal that uses e type clips at outter edges of nuts. I've taken this off the rod with a flat headed screwdriver. Can you just prise the rod off where it connects to flapper or do you need to  loosen any nuts . Maybe just the outter one to see if flapper has not seized.  the other one is probably for adjusting. Google says I need to get rid of pre load on actuator rod and it should come away from flapper bit I could not manage . Maybe it was the lack of space. Its not like the turn buckles on some.  I also can't get good access...I took the plastic shield off drive shaft , which helps but might need to remove the cv joint?  Need to see if flapper  is stuck with carbon buildup or the other side is busted...  just used a generic photo from google. Cheers
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