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Old 07-18-2009, 11:11 PM   #1 (permalink)
Tony2Co
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Help.... Turbo tube coming off

Got the radiator flushed, hoses changed, zoodad mod, and belt changed. All went well.

Put it all back together, and boom... The tube on the passenger side keeps blowing off. It is ok at mid to 3/4 throttle, but full a couple times and it comes off right behind the alternator. The tube side of the rubber boot that connects into the turbo. I have put it back on about 4 times.

At this point the clamp is completely tight, as in the spring is fully compressed. I have inserted the tube all the way in til the rubber boot is all the way to the tube taper. I have just this last time backed off the amount I inserted into the boot a little since it looks like it is in the groove now. Rather than all the way to the taper. However, I do not think this was the way it was when I first took it apart.

I also have wiped the inside of the rubber boot clean, and the outside of the tube where they mate up...

Do I need to replace the rubber boot? Are all the clamps the same for all the tubes?

Any ideas?

Thanks in advance...
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