Hi,

I'm fitting a stage 3 hybrid turbo in place of a smaller hybrid. I managed to get the old one off by unbolting it from the 'trousers'/secondary/upper manifold after having a massive faff disconnecting the coolant banjo at the back of it. The stage 3 has a larger compressor housing which now fouls on the head so I was thinking of separating the 2 piece manifold at the lower joint as it suggests in the Ford Workshop Manual. I've tried to slacken one of the bolts but it's tight.

Will the four 12-point bolts come out if I 'grow a pair' apply a bit more pressure or are they likely to shear leaving me with a hell of a job?

Thanks