16g wont compress to turbine housing

[92tsifwd]

I can't get my 16g to compress to turbine housing. I can not find a c-clamp big enouph to get around the whole thing. It is like brand new. I don't know of any machine shops around hear to get it compressed. Any ideas? Please know that your help is greatly appriciated.
Thanks

 

[slowAWDTSi]

Make sure you are aligning the pin correctly.also make sure its not hittign the turbine itself if the factory clamp wont fit it you dont have it on corectly:thumbdown
Dru

 

[92tsifwd]

No, thats not the problem, The stock clamp fits fine and pin lines up but when yo try to put it together theres a quater inch gap between compreser and turbine hous. I need something to compress it. A c-clamp won't fit.
Thanks

 

[slowAWDTSi]

Something dosent sound right , Ive had a 14b thru a hahn super 20g apart and back together and never had to press on any part . Are you talking about the center cartrige is a 1/4" from the turbine housing from letting the clamp go on?

( you could tap it onto place with a rubber mallet) it wont hurt much just dont #### it wrong as to bend the blades
Dru

 

[92tsifwd]

There is not suppose to be a gap at all between the compreser and the turbine housing write??? My 14b does not have a gap at all. On the 16g it lines up corectly and pin goes in but wont fit completely tight.

 

[slowAWDTSi]

yea, no gap at all just send it home with a rubber mallet just dont have it at a bad angle , tap it in circles to make it go on even, dotn hit it too hard as to break the aluminum doh!
Dru

 

[92tsifwd]

Already tried it, but I'll think of something. I was just making sure that there was not suppose to be a gap because someone told me that there was suppose to be one. Thanks for help though. If you think of any other way to compress it then let me know.

 

[slowAWDTSi]

I used a piece of brass rod (1/2" diameter) used for hitting stuff you dont want to mar up, and i got it at an angle on where the flange is clamped and tapped it down with that. I did that method when I was upgrading my 14b to a 16g , I only bought the compressor & center cartrige.
If that dont work you can go to home depot and buy a hugantic c clamp
and if that dotn work , your screwed
Dru

 

[92tsifwd]

I will try hitting it with a rubber mallit today otherwise go to ace and see if I can get the c-clamp you are talking about
Thanks again

 

[slowAWDTSi]

This turbo you are working on , did any piece of it used to belong to a 13g? if it is you need to buy a diffrent turbine,
Thaught id add that before you destroy your turbo
Dru

 

[92tsifwd]

It was brand new purchased from slowboy racing. curently 300 miles