Wastegate stuck???

[SUPERSPYDER]

Should I be able to move the wastegates arm with my hand? Cause I can't. Is the valve froze or something? Is there a way to test it for operation?
I have a 97 GS-T spyder

 

[TheCrazyDSM'r]

I don't think so. Why are you asking this? What is making your think it is stuck?

 

[kpt4321]

If the wastegate actuator is DISCONNECTED, then you should be able to swing the wastegate.

 

[4g63tsiawd]

i think he means when everything is hooked up still. but no I cant on my turbo. why?

 

[DSMRevolution]

You should be able to pull the actuator arm by hand but it will take some musicle. If you hook a pressure pump up to it that will work. Like a bicycle pump or something. Do not excede more then about 10-13psi though so you do not tear the diaphram. And as answered previously above, the wastegate in the turbine housing will move freely by hand when the actuator is disconnected.

 

[SUPERSPYDER]

I am trying to move the arm with everything hooked up still. The arm does not move at all. What do you guys mean by actuator. The housing the arm attaches to?

Thanx, Tom