JBREEDEN69
New Member
Hey All,
So Long story short, I have a 2017 GTI SE 90 that sucked up a rock and I'm working on replacing the wear ring and impeller. I've been through a few different wear rings already, started with two "Heavy Duty" wear rings, couldn't get them to fit, so then went and got an OEM wear ring as I read that the non-OEM's can be a pain. Well, having the same issue with the OEM wear ring, but I can say it feels like it is "ALMOST THERE" to fit in. I've seen videos where guys are freezing the rings and getting it to pop in without any real force. I've frozen my wear ring, and tried both the hammer method and a hydraulic press and I can;t get the damn thing to seat. Any suggestions? I'm currenlty warming up the housing and freezing the wear ring again to make sure I've got everything done to the best possible chance.
I've seen several videos on doing this and it seems straight forward, but I'm having a hell of a time with it. Any advice/Tricks would be greatly appreciated. Maybe I'm not hitting the ring hard enough? When I use the press, it keeps trying to pop out on one side....
So Long story short, I have a 2017 GTI SE 90 that sucked up a rock and I'm working on replacing the wear ring and impeller. I've been through a few different wear rings already, started with two "Heavy Duty" wear rings, couldn't get them to fit, so then went and got an OEM wear ring as I read that the non-OEM's can be a pain. Well, having the same issue with the OEM wear ring, but I can say it feels like it is "ALMOST THERE" to fit in. I've seen videos where guys are freezing the rings and getting it to pop in without any real force. I've frozen my wear ring, and tried both the hammer method and a hydraulic press and I can;t get the damn thing to seat. Any suggestions? I'm currenlty warming up the housing and freezing the wear ring again to make sure I've got everything done to the best possible chance.
I've seen several videos on doing this and it seems straight forward, but I'm having a hell of a time with it. Any advice/Tricks would be greatly appreciated. Maybe I'm not hitting the ring hard enough? When I use the press, it keeps trying to pop out on one side....
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