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From: Francois Dion [mailto:francois@hyperreal.org]
Sent: Friday, August 07, 1998 5:58 PM
To: turbo@vectorbd.com
Subject: turbo bolts
Ok, things are not going too good on this friday. I have not
freed the turbo housing, nobody can do it (all the turbo
shops send out their turbos somewhere else) and get this,
some even did work on TB3 garretts but not Peugeot.
I tried yards (even the one Alan had found near mount airy)
and came out empty handed. Even Gate City recycling had
told me on the phone they had 2 peugeot including 1 turbo.
Got there and magically the peugeot were not in the yard.
And you think it ends there? Nope. I went to a place to get
new bolts for the turbo (in case I crack it open by a miracle),
and what do you know, they ain't M8 or SAE. So what in the
name of the Peugeot Lion are these? The guy suggested
German thread. Does that make any sense?
I'll try to match up something at Automotive Fasteners in
High Point, but I'm not holding my breath.
The only I'm sure of right now are the 4 6mm allen bolts.
They are M8-1.25 x 18mm.
If anybody knows the real size/type of the bolts on the turbine
side or any other bolts on the turbo, please send the info to the
list or me.
Based on my experience up to know, I would not suggest to
anybody to try to repair a turbo if the core is rusty. The only
place of significant rust on the car in fact...
Ciao,
Francois Dion (francois@hyperreal.org)
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