Turbo Kit?

[Stang87]

Does anyone make a turbo overhaul kit for t-3s? I cant find a website for garett? Thanks

[SVOeric]

That's what we have turbo vendors for...

I'm sure someone will say 'them wheels don't need balancing' -- but I prefer to have mine done professionally.

[Stang87]

I know there are some good vendors, but i have an extra turbo laying around and i would liek to rebuild it myself.

[svoman2300]

If you just want to replace the cartridge I would say do it. But if you are going to rebuild the cartridge yourself I wouldn't recommend it. WIth the amount of time and cussing it takes to remove and reinstall a turbo I would let a pro do the rebuild. But maybe others have had better experience with rebuilding their own turbos.

[svobrown]

I got a rebuild kit off ebay for about under $100 After looking at it and the turbo I gave evergreen a call and got a new one.
My core was not in the best of shape.

[Eyelawdoc]

Turbo Rebuilding 101

Originally posted by MikeFleming
A long, long time ago we used machined hard wood "sockets" that the fins of the turbine wheel fit almost perfectly into to hold the turbine wheel/shaft to loosen/tighten the compressor nut. If you're careful with a soft-faced vice you *might* be able to grip the stub on the end of the turbine shaft without damaging the wheel fins while you slowly loosen the nut. It's very difficult to tighten the nut using this method and the shaft length needs to be carefully (and accurately) measured when tightening the nut to get the proper shaft stretch. If one of the turbo rebuilders would chime in here to let me know if this is still the industry practice, I'd appreciate it.

Good instructions, Mike! I'm amazed that you can remember how to do it so well, even after 10 years.

An easy way of gripping the turbine wheel to remove the nut that holds the compressor on the shaft is to stand it up in a small square shaped containrer filled with water and freeze it in a block of ice. Chuck the block of ice encasing the turbine wheel carefully in a vice and the nut comes right off!. A small inpact wrench also works to remove the nut while holding the turbine wheel carefully wrapped in leather with added protection of heavy leather gloves on your hands.

I've used both of these two methods with success.The first turbo I ever took apart and put back together has run 180,000 trouble free miles since.

In my view, if you can correctly rebuild a 4 bbl carb, you can rebuild a turbo. There is about the same level of skill involved.

I strongly agree that even taking one apart is a good learning experience!

[bob tweedy]

turbo

like they said! it was a good thing that the impellers were shot and the shaft broken in half.
bob

[140cilx]

the things I learn on here.

hardwood sockets,

blocks of ice,

WOW that's cool! never woulda/coulda thought of that!

[Stang87]

Thanks for the advice guys!