I'm just finishing off my turbo project, and i noticed my wastegate rod is really hard to pull out, i need to use vicegrips to pull it out all the way, is this normal? BTW it's the stock wastegate actuator from an SVO mustang

 

yes

 

Perfect, don't know what they are set for stock by any chance? I think it's 8psi but i'm not sure

 

i believe 10 psi

 

There is only one way to find out

 

Two... The other is with a bike pump.

 

An air compressor with a needle valve and a guage is alot easier.

 

I tried an air compressor and that thing will just keep taking in air...

I used a hand pump, some vacuum hose, and a tee with my fuel pressure regulator gauge screwed into it. I got 3PSI with the pump and it ended up being 4.