steering knuckle hitting turbo

Post by **The Riot Hero** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

hey, i got the motor in the car and the steering knuckle is hitting the turbo when you turn the wheel, i took the heatshield off and the EGR. wtf?

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

AIV plugged?

Post by **AllTurBo** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

is it hitting the turbo or the o2 extension? my motor came with an aftermaket o2 extension (HKS), and that rubs agaist my steering column. Other than that there should be plenty of room, are the bolts under the steering wheel bolted up?

Post by **SpeedRacer1** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

The tube coming from the 02 extension has to be shortened to less than an inch or it will run right into the steering column.

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

Speed isn't that what the AIV plug is for?

Post by **Movingviolation240** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

sounds to me like your motor isn't sitting down on the pax side mount (or the mount is torn and has gotten hung up on itself) I had the same issue with my car, had to jack the motor up and re position it even though it was bolted down on both ends (my mount was torn).

Paul

Post by **SpeedRacer1** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

RobDET wrote:Speed isn't that what the AIV plug is for?

Yes, but why spend money and wait for an AIV (EGR) plug to arrive.

It only take 5 min to remove the pipe, cut it to about 1 inch, put a nickel in the hole to block outgoing exhaust gasses, and torque back in.

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

humm... sounds good to me... didn't have a motor to look at to see that it was that easy :-)

I'm STILL waiting...Needless to say my AIV plug is here and my motor is not!

Post by **240_Keyy** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

lol, you don't need an AIV plug all you need is two nickles and an impact wrench

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

heh that costs way more than the plug!

Post by **ItzGenX** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

Not if you already have an impact wrench, I got one, who doesnt? Air tools are time savers (trying taking off an old flywheel with a box wrench and 8 inch long rachet by yourself).

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

heck no! i used a breaker bar on mine... wasn't too too bad. I bought a new clutch instead of a compressor :-)

Post by **ItzGenX** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

I tried a breaker bar on mine, the whole motor spun around with it. I said screw it and put an impact to it. My compressor only costed me 109.99 shipped from harborfreight.com

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

that cool 109 isn't bad at all. The ones at sears (craftsman) are like 199 for the one i want....

Can i borrow yours for my swap:D

Post by **ItzGenX** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

I have a problem with lending out my tools, everytime I do so, I can kiss it goodbye

Post by **RobDET** » Mon Jul 07, 2003 10:20 am

Thats totally cool. And you don't know me from adam. I'll let ya know the first time i'm out at the track...

steering knuckle hitting turbo

steering knuckle hitting turbo

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