Moving Wastegate Actuator arm by hand?

[MikeT1982]

I was just out at the car and looking at the cotter pin you guys were saying I could remove to defeat boost, when out of curiosity I grabbed the arm rod with my hand and tried to move it, I didn't use alot of strength but man it won't budge either way a bit!!! I was worried it may be stuck till I read some of the posts here, are they always really that stiff?? (its a Hahn Super 20G with internal wastegate).

Thanks!

 

[steve]

Yes. Depending on your wastegate spring there is a bit of force used to keep the flapper closed.