dissasembles turbos 'pics'
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dissasembles turbos 'pics'
so my engines coming in in a few weeks from kevin, i decided to fix my turbo problem, one turbo spins very freely, but has in and out shaft play(bad bearing?) the other has no shaft play at all, but is harder to turn, heres the hard to turn one:
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i am guessing no, i bough the car and have put 4 miles on in in the last Year :P, the other turbo looks exactly the same under the hotside turbine bearing cover dome thingy.
yes it SHould be rebalanced, but this will only be put on for break in, and i am hoping if use the same shaft /hotside/compress turbines, and change out just the center and rear housing i should be O.K. but i dunno
yes it SHould be rebalanced, but this will only be put on for break in, and i am hoping if use the same shaft /hotside/compress turbines, and change out just the center and rear housing i should be O.K. but i dunno
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I would not trust your rebuild unless you marked the turbine placements so it will remain perfectly balanced.
You don't want an unbalanced shaft spinning at 100k rpm.
I recommend a local rebuilder which does mainly phone sales/rebuilds.
www.turbosdirect.com
They did an excellent rebuild on mine and the turn around was a day.
You don't want an unbalanced shaft spinning at 100k rpm.
I recommend a local rebuilder which does mainly phone sales/rebuilds.
www.turbosdirect.com
They did an excellent rebuild on mine and the turn around was a day.
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Originally Posted by Digi7ech
I recommend a local rebuilder which does mainly phone sales/rebuilds.
www.turbosdirect.com
They did an excellent rebuild on mine and the turn around was a day.
www.turbosdirect.com
They did an excellent rebuild on mine and the turn around was a day.
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Originally Posted by -efini-
doesnt it need to be rebalanced once u take apart the center section?
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i know its bringing this thread back from the dead, but i put 6k miles on that turbo before swapping it out, and have the choice of using it again or one with MORE shaft play then it does(which still has the same as it did when it was "rebuilt")
on an unbalanced turbo should it have failed me sooner then 6k, or does it sound like i got lucky
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on an unbalanced turbo should it have failed me sooner then 6k, or does it sound like i got lucky
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Also depends on how hard it was pushed.
6,000miles isn't that far. If every single one of those miles was done at 13psi, then its quite a bit.
Also, un-balanced and un-verified are two different things. Not to mention the journal bearing turbo's will take a little in-balance much better then a BB
6,000miles isn't that far. If every single one of those miles was done at 13psi, then its quite a bit.
Also, un-balanced and un-verified are two different things. Not to mention the journal bearing turbo's will take a little in-balance much better then a BB
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The reason the oil seeps through that heat shield on the exhaust side is because of the piston ring looking seal that goes around the turbine shaft.
I dont know why, but my turbo balance was $25. The turbo shop balanced each part individually balanced, so it was unnecessary to have it marked in a certain location before assembley
I dont know why, but my turbo balance was $25. The turbo shop balanced each part individually balanced, so it was unnecessary to have it marked in a certain location before assembley
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BS. The only way to balance a turbo is to balance the entire rotating assembly as one unit. Since the parts then need to be taken apart for assembly into the housing, there always needs to be alignment marks made.
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So its not good to balance the turbine and the compressor wheel and considering it balanced? I was told this by my turbo shop. Please inform me so i can bitch at them. lol. No wonder they didnt charge that much. Well, i saw them balance each part on some thing with lil belts. It spins teh wheel and tells them where the material needs to be taken off. Let me know
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Don't ever go there again (except maybe for a refund). You can't balance two pieces separately, join them together and expect them to be balanced. That's just crazy. The next time you buy tires, ask the installer to balance the wheel and tire separately before putting the tire on. Tell us what names he calls you...
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