Step By Step How To - Billet Turbocharger Compressor Wheel Installation - 7.3 Powerstroke

Step By Step How To - Billet Turbocharger Compressor Wheel Installation - 7.3 Powerstroke

Jan 15th 2026

Parts Required:

Riffraff Diesel Billet Compressor Wheel - Ported Housing: Part# RDP-703697-0001

Garrett Compressor Housing O-ring: Part# GZ-14-010

Turbo Pedestal O-ring Kit: Part# GZ-9-003

 

Recommended Tools:

  • Metric socket and wrench set
  • Common screwdrivers
  • Torque wrench

 

IMPORTANT: Before starting installation, please be sure that all items which were supplied with the kit are accounted for.

 

1.  Remove the turbo charger using these instructions: 99.5-03 Turbo Charger R&R Instructions

2.  Remove the Exhaust Back Pressure Valve (EBPV) from the turbine housing. 

3.  Remove the wastegate E clip from the wastegate actuator rod end. (fig. 2)

4.  Remove the two (2) nuts holding the wastegate actuator onto the compressor housing using a 10 mm socket.

5.  Remove the five (5) compressor housing bolts using a 5/16” or 8 mm socket.

6.  Remove the compressor housing from the turbo.

7.  Using locking pliers, grab onto the turbine wheel hub securely too lock the turbo shaft to loosen the compressor wheel. 

8.  Using a 16 mm wrench loosen the compressor wheel by turning counter-clockwise. Remove the wheel off of the shaft. 

9.  Thread on the Anti Surge Compressor wheel onto the shaft. Tighten it down to 50-65 in-lb. CAUTION: DO NOT OVER TIGHTEN THE COMPRESSOR WHEEL ONTO THE SHAFT! 

10.  Reinstall the compressor housing. Use a new compressor housing o-ring (GZ-14-010). 

11.  Install the five (5) bolts and tighten evenly in a star pattern to 12 ft-lb.

12.  Install the EBPV onto the turbine housing and install the seven (7) bolts. Tighten to 30 ft-lb. We recommend high strength Loctite® thread locker on the bolts.

13.  Reinstall the turbo using the instructions listed in Step 1.

 

Instructions and pictures provided by Ken (Woodnthings on FTE)