Midwest Turbo - What is up?

[sergechronos]

This is what nightmares are made of. Absolutely crazy to see like this though.

[Tigchamp]

Would it not be possible to TIG fusion weld the nut to the end of the shaft to prevent movement after the nut has been torqued?
If You only fuse the nut to the shaft without any filler wire it should not cause any imbalance.
Jeff

[RealMcCoy]

Would it not be possible to TIG fusion weld the nut to the end of the shaft to prevent movement after the nut has been torqued?
If You only fuse the nut to the shaft without any filler wire it should not cause any imbalance.
Jeff

Not economical... It would turn a (often quite expensive) turbine shaft into a one use item.

[Tigchamp]

Not economical... It would turn a (often quite expensive) turbine shaft into a one use item.

You mean unlike when you break the shaft. Lol
Jeff

[Blackmount]

my front turbo brokeded today...

[wingnut]

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[Tigchamp]

I still think that Fusion welding the nut & having to replace the shaft as & when needed is a lot cheaper than buying a new shaft, compressor wheel & compressor housing when the shaft fails
Jeff

[Chris@Rvengeperformance]

welding or not the shaft would still break. You guys seem hung up on the nut coming loose, but no one knows that is what happened. I'm more inclined to believe the shaft just broke.

You don't see any of the other turbos doing this and none of their nuts are welded.

[FeaRpb]

I second the shaft snapping. It has a nice sound to it.

[Tigchamp]

welding or not the shaft would still break. You guys seem hung up on the nut coming loose, but no one knows that is what happened. I'm more inclined to believe the shaft just broke.

You don't see any of the other turbos doing this and none of their nuts are welded.

The post implied that the nut was indeed tightening up and exceeding the torque value of the shaft and then snapping. not coming undone. Welding the nut to the shaft would prevent this.
Jeff