[urq] urq wastegate supports on tranny, evil audi joke?

[Louis-Alain Richard]

Hi there, (maybe you want to tell us your name ?)

I just rebuilt a stock WX earlier this year, and I ended assembling back the
engine in 3 big assemblies:

Long-block, head, complete exhaust system.

As for the exhaust, it was assembled complete (turbo, EM, downpipe,
wastegate, brackets, flexpipe) on the bench, and bolted to the engine just
before the installation in the car. If the engine is still in the car, the
exhaust system then must be installed part after part, there is no room to
bolt the EM on the head in situ. 

I'll send you a few pics of the system assembly, in another private mail.

Louis-Alain
1983 urQuattro, 
Montreal QC 
CANADA



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Anyways on my way there i found some supports connected to the tranny and
the wastegate. I had no trouble removing the top one but the bottom one was
a rough one.I have no torches.
The nuts really din't want to give at all. Anyways i was wondering has
anyone run without the supports there? I'll probly be swapping the engine in
a few months since it seems to vibrate a lil, could be a few reasons... So
wondering if it will put too much stress on the exhaust manifold from all
the movement. I ask since under it's a flexi so maybe it's to prevent mani
cracking? It's been already majorly rewelded tho.