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Does the turbo's Water Jacket (right name?), circled in yellow below, have to be removed in order for the 4 nuts/bolts of the Crossover pipe to be accessible? If so, what kind of sealant is used for the threads during reinstallation?

Thanks!

PS: Damn the guy (I won't call him engineer) who designed the one-piece crossover pipe. It only makes the clutch job that much more difficult.

DAR951

No... but it'll make things much easier if you remove the heat shield (the large one covering the brake booster, master cylinder, etc.).

David Floyd

Why take off the cross over ?

I did my clutch job with out touching the exhaust.

I take that back I did remove the wastegate, you should check into Lindsey Racings 3 piece cross over pipe to put back on.

If you have small hands I think you can leave on the water pipe

1 piece cross overs what a pain

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David,

Do you have the 1-piece crossover pipe? Even with the wastegate off, how were you able to maneuver the bellhousing cover around the crossover, especially with the extra long wastegate dump tube of the 1-piece crossover? Was it like playing that game "Operation"?

Any extra information would be appreciated as it would save me a lot of time.

Has anyone tried the Lindsey 3-piece before?

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A bump for Mr. Floyd.

David Floyd

Mr. Floyd is my Dad

I have the 2 piece, the bellhousing will come off with the crossover on, just a little wiggle will do it.

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Junior

I have the 1 piece, so most likely the crossover will have to come off, right? All clutch replacement write-ups for the 1 piece says so

David Floyd

That is what I have read about the 1 piece also. Can you remove the wastegate ? if so I would try to wiggle the bellhousing off before I removed the crossover, nothing to lose by trying.

The crossover pipe is no fun to remove.