rebuild turbo??

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rebuild turbo??

By hatchz6
- Fri Aug 07, 2009 5:06 pm #136539 is it a good idea to rebuild a turbo your self ?? it does not seem to be to hard i took the turbo all apart and all it needs is new seals but i am going to put new bearings in also. any help would be great.
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By BLaCkSiLo
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 2:23 pm #138945 i don't really see a problem rebuilding a turbo yourself if the seals are shot...you can get a new seal/rebuild kit from ebay or something but like teal said if the shaft is out of balance then you will just destroy the new seals anyway.

i would say if it's an ebay turbo, just get a new one :thumb:
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By teal_dx
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 4:02 pm #138976 If you marked the position of the compressor wheel on the shaft before you took it all apart, that would be the only way I would consider not having it re-balanced. But if the position changes or the blades ever contacted the housing, it will need balanced :thumb:

By hatchz6
- Thu Aug 20, 2009 7:02 pm #139028 thanks guys very helpfull i think i will try it but i did not mark it anywheres lol. i paid close to nothing for the turbo anyways i am buying a garret just going to try it see what happens lol :D
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