Anyone in Joliet got a blue wrench to use?

[Mr_Roboto]

Looking for someone in/near Joliet to get this turbine housing off this turbocharger so I can clock it. Rusted shut pretty much figure getting it cherried up should make it a bit easier to get off. Willing to offer booze or pizza or a few bucks to someone for their help and cutting gas.

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[Thirdgen89GTA]

try soaking it in 50/50 acetone/trans fluid mix. Its the shiznit for getting shit unstuck.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/penetrating-lube-test/13650/page1/

BenBeenBanned@VWVortex said:
Some of you might appreciate this. Machinist's Workshop magazine tested penetrants for break out torque on rusted nuts.

They are below, as forwarded by an ex-student and professional machinist, Bud Baker.

They arranged a subjective test of all the popular penetrants with the control being the torque required to remove the nut from a "scientifically rusted" environment.

Penetrating oil ..... Average load

None ...................... 516 pounds

WD-40 ................... 238 pounds

PB Blaster ............... 214 pounds

Liquid Wrench ......... 127 pounds

Kano Kroil .............. 106 pounds

ATF-Acetone mix.......53 pounds

The ATF-Acetone mix was a "home brew" mix of 50 - 50 automatic transmission fluid and acetone. Note the "home brew" was better than any commercial product in this one particular test. Our local machinist group mixed up a batch and we all now use it with equally good results. Note also that "Liquid Wrench" is about as good as "Kroil" for about 20% of the price.

 

[greasy]

Good info ThirdGen!

 

[E]

try soaking it in 50/50 acetone/trans fluid mix. Its the shiznit for getting shit unstuck.

http://grassrootsmotorsports.com/forum/grm/penetrating-lube-test/13650/page1/

Didn't even know about this.

Will the mix mess up a spray bottle?

 

[ktraver97ss]

Didn't even know about this.

Will the mix mess up a spray bottle?

Most likely will eat up spray nozzles, any solvent we use goes through even the "acid" resistant ones in a few weeks.

 

[hellraiser319]

Wow, ATF-Acetone mix.. So many times that could have come in handy. I'm sure mixing it in an ATF bottle would hold up...maybe? I'd probably just dump it on whatever if I need it.

 

[Thirdgen89GTA]

Wow, ATF-Acetone mix.. So many times that could have come in handy. I'm sure mixing it in an ATF bottle would hold up...maybe? I'd probably just dump it on whatever if I need it.

Its not the bottle that will have problems but the spray mechanism.

ATF and Acetone are pretty safe in a plastic bottle, mixed or separate.

 

[THEHKP7M13]

Thanks for the info!

 

[E]

Most likely will eat up spray nozzles, any solvent we use goes through even the "acid" resistant ones in a few weeks.

Its not the bottle that will have problems but the spray mechanism.

ATF and Acetone are pretty safe in a plastic bottle, mixed or separate.

Maybe i can make some kind of spray out of brass or aluminum.