MK1 Leon GT2x Build - thats it folks

[ChrisCurzon]

o no that isent good news mate. bet am going to be in same boat then with mine as having same problem

 

[PhilW]

Why do i keep thinking of nylocs when i read 'proper locking nuts' lol.

Fingers crossed for you mate.

 

[jamiebennett81]

another quick question as AMD have the turbo and manni currently off, the Actuator is bent (it came back from CR turbos like this) so i presume it is meant to look like this?

if its bent, how can it be adjusted....

 

[ChrisCurzon]

i just got some nordlock washers today and looking at k nut's like rob don got but dont know if be able to changed that last nut under mani without having to take it all off like i gues AMD are having to for jamie's.

 

[Damoegan]

Surely It shouldn't be bent as that would make it harder for the actuator to open?

 

[jamiebennett81]

Surely It shouldn't be bent as that would make it harder for the actuator to open?

thats what I am thinking.....

 

[HTC]

Many turbos have bent actuator rods. Both my VF34 and TD05 are that way.

 

[Leigh15]

Jamie - surely if as you indicated in post #814, the poor fit and leak is being caused by the bolts stretching, the same problem will persist regardless of whether you have locking nuts fitted or not?

 

[ibizacupra]

nordlocs have rising ramps on them as well as serrations which is why they claim to hold things tight in expansion/contraction/vibrating conditions.

where did you get your nordlocs?

 

[jamiebennett81]

Many turbos have bent actuator rods. Both my VF34 and TD05 are that way.

thanks mate, I thought it was fine, just AMD panicking me, but needed it confirmed

nordlocs have rising ramps on them as well as serrations which is why they claim to hold things tight in expansion/contraction/vibrating conditions.

where did you get your nordlocs?

I will check with Simon tomorrow that nordlocs are being fitted with the bolts that are being made up

Thanks Bill

 

[Leigh15]

nordlocs have rising ramps on them as well as serrations which is why they claim to hold things tight in expansion/contraction/vibrating conditions.

That makes sense

 

[jamiebennett81]

just found this, having never really used nordlock washers before. Seems a definite solution

http://www.jetpress.com/Portals/0/nordlock_web.pdf

 

[ibizacupra]

I have a keyring with nordlocs forming it from a trade show years ago.. seemed like a neat good idea on a product I was involved in making @ the time. It was a coriolis massflow meter, which vibratred at ~200hz as part of its function and needed to operate from -20'C to +250'C or higher at times. If anything was such an environment for showing failures it was that.
Neat yet simple solution on the face of it

 

[ChrisCurzon]

i got miny nord lcoks from here:

http://www.racestuff.co.uk/www.racestuff.co.uk/info.php?p=14

just need to get some k nuts now. they look good though hopefully wont undo with them

 

[HTC]

I like the look of those K nuts. My kit came with nord locks, which I was impressed with.

Out of interest, my turbo is underslung and held up by bolts. Would I (and the rest of us) be better off using a stud and nuts?

 

[DPJ]

K-Fast Locknuts are compatible with every material
and fuel ranging from — 423°F to 850°F

Our usage would be outside the heat range.

 

[ChrisCurzon]

Our usage would be outside the heat range.

how hot does the manifold get then?

 

[DPJ]

850 degrees C plus.

Clicky (for interest)

 

[jamiebennett81]

850 degrees C plus.

Clicky (for interest)

are you saying something like the manifold I have on mine goes above 850F??

 

[RobDon]

I got copper-plated K-nuts and so far they're fine.