Replacement Actuator Installed in NJ
Keenan,
I read your post and instructions to change the BEW turbo actuator. You hit a home run! You are one crafty mechanic. I ordered the actuator from Idparts.com (1 X Smart Vane Actuator VNT-15/VNT-17) for 119.00 with free standard shipping. The part took 3 days to arrive. I only made a few minor deveations from your instructions. I did not remove the heat shield from the bracket. I just drilled out the rivets, drilled new holes for the replacement actuator and mounted it with new nuts. For the rod extension I could not locate a metric m6 threded rod coupling so I cut the adjusting nut out of the new actuator ball and socket mechanism for my coupling and cut the threaded part of the old actuator rod off, put that together and used that as my extension rod. I used 2 more new nuts to lock it in place and reinstalled the actuator to the turbo as per your instructions. All together my cost for parts was $ 125.00.
I too am dissapointed that VW won't sell a replacement actuator as a direct bolt on. That's just bad buisness. No one likes to be ripped off. A repair that is $ 2,000.00 when all you need is parts that cost $125.00 and maybe 2 hours in a shop for labor (total > $500.00) is wrong.
Anyway thanks a million! I am so glad I read your post.
CaptC:nana2:
Keenan,
I read your post and instructions to change the BEW turbo actuator. You hit a home run! You are one crafty mechanic. I ordered the actuator from Idparts.com (1 X Smart Vane Actuator VNT-15/VNT-17) for 119.00 with free standard shipping. The part took 3 days to arrive. I only made a few minor deveations from your instructions. I did not remove the heat shield from the bracket. I just drilled out the rivets, drilled new holes for the replacement actuator and mounted it with new nuts. For the rod extension I could not locate a metric m6 threded rod coupling so I cut the adjusting nut out of the new actuator ball and socket mechanism for my coupling and cut the threaded part of the old actuator rod off, put that together and used that as my extension rod. I used 2 more new nuts to lock it in place and reinstalled the actuator to the turbo as per your instructions. All together my cost for parts was $ 125.00.
I too am dissapointed that VW won't sell a replacement actuator as a direct bolt on. That's just bad buisness. No one likes to be ripped off. A repair that is $ 2,000.00 when all you need is parts that cost $125.00 and maybe 2 hours in a shop for labor (total > $500.00) is wrong.
Anyway thanks a million! I am so glad I read your post.
CaptC:nana2:
