Understanding there have been a number of posts on here over the last few weeks with people suffering snapped actuator rod, I thought I would share the following;
Essentially, I have managed to create a fix for the actuator, which thus far seems to work perfectly.
1. With the actuator still on the car, pull the rod up to the broken piece, as if it were still intact - measure the rod length.
2. I then mesaured the length of rod still attached to the wastgate valve. ( Which happened to be 5mm ).
3. Remove the actuator from the car.
4. Cut the rod down - but leave enough thread on to use an M6 stud connector and an M6 nut i.e http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1904...&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=83
5. Screw nut down thread, followed by stud connector ( I cut mine down a couple of mm with a hacksaw ).
6. Attach a new piece of M6 stud to the length of the original rod.
7. Screw another nut down the thread - tighten both nuts against the stud connector and ensure it is tight.
8. I then wirebrushed, degreased and painted with VHT paint. That's up to you though 8)
And thats it! You then have to ensure the wastegates are set up correctly as before. I would recommend getting your local indy to set them up to get them perfect - but essentially, if your measurements are accurate, you will be using the same amount of rod / thread as previously.
Hope this helps!


Essentially, I have managed to create a fix for the actuator, which thus far seems to work perfectly.
1. With the actuator still on the car, pull the rod up to the broken piece, as if it were still intact - measure the rod length.
2. I then mesaured the length of rod still attached to the wastgate valve. ( Which happened to be 5mm ).
3. Remove the actuator from the car.
4. Cut the rod down - but leave enough thread on to use an M6 stud connector and an M6 nut i.e http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/1904...&ff3=1&ff11=ICEP3.0.0&ff12=67&ff13=80&ff14=83
5. Screw nut down thread, followed by stud connector ( I cut mine down a couple of mm with a hacksaw ).
6. Attach a new piece of M6 stud to the length of the original rod.
7. Screw another nut down the thread - tighten both nuts against the stud connector and ensure it is tight.
8. I then wirebrushed, degreased and painted with VHT paint. That's up to you though 8)
And thats it! You then have to ensure the wastegates are set up correctly as before. I would recommend getting your local indy to set them up to get them perfect - but essentially, if your measurements are accurate, you will be using the same amount of rod / thread as previously.
Hope this helps!

