toyollAZ86

has anyone rotated or know how to rotate the intake side of a tdo5.

CspecRun

That's the first time I've heard it called the intake side...I believe you're referring to your compressor cover. You need to unbolt your turbo from the manifold, and get a set of snap ring pliers. There is a snap ring on the inside of your compressor housing(what you called the intake side). If you've never fucked with a snap ring...have fun. Those are some particularly aggravating bastards right there for sure. I think you'll be able to figure out how to get the ring out. Then you can take the cover off and rotate it to where you want it to be positioned. Then put the ring back in.

toyollAZ86

siiiick. thanks dude. only messed with small snap rings. nothing this big. im sure it'll be fun.

i3lazedx

your gonna have to make a bracket for the internal gate to work just a fyi before u go doin that

toyollAZ86

yeah. i havent started it yet. but ill plan accordingly.

t_cel_t

and there is most likely a little pin that keeps the cover from turning that you take out and dont put back in

toyollAZ86

oh man. good lookin out. thanks for the heads up.

Wank.a.lot

over all it's easy
there is a notch with a pin. you have to drill out the pin or grind it out. the snap ring comes out a lot easier the it goes back in.
i broke a harbor freight snap ring pliers trying to put it back in. yours looks a lot cleaner then mine was so a bunch of gunk won't be in your way like mine. i had to clean the ---- out of mine.
oh and before you put the snap ring back in make sure it's gonna fit where you want it. i clocked mine and went to install it and my radiator was in the way so i had to clock it back a little.

crx2211

The most common mistake is when you're reinstalling the snap ring and it feels like it's in but it's not. There's only one way it'll go in and it has to be compressed like a ----------er to go in right. A lot of times guys don;t get them in far enough and the turbo ends up not working right. Or they get out their hammer and punch to "tap" it into place and end up cracking the bearing housing. That dude is right about having to figure out wtf you're going to do about re-mounting the wastegate actuator. It sets the whole assembly off. It's an Ebay turbo too, so it may be different than a Mitsu TD05H. I mean it's a clone and will have the snap ring, but all the little ---- may not be the same. Good luck NGA.