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- From: hinz@picard.med.ge.com (David Hinz Mfg 4-6987)
- Subject: Re: Turbocharger Rebuild
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- Date: Mon, 17 Aug 92 08:42:40 GMT
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- Andrew Beaumont-Smith (abeaumon@augean.eleceng.adelaide.edu.AU) wrote:
- : Can anyone who has experience with turbocharger rebuilds give me some help.
- : I am putting a Garrett (AirResearch) T2 unit on a 1600 Fiat motor, i
- : bought a second hand turbo which appears in good condition except the
- : shaft has 25 thou play in it. I have read the book by McInnes (?sp) on
- : turbocharging (HP books) which says 4 thou is normal for floating bearings.
- : All other parts (housings, impellers, wastegate, actuator) appear good.
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- : Any special things i should look for when i
- : disassemble it? Is $200 reasonable for bearings + seals?
- : thanks, andrew
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- I rebuilt a Garrett turbo a few years ago, and it wasn't too bad. The 'seals'
- are acutally little piston-ring type things, and if you can rebuild a
- brake master cylinder, you can do a turbo.
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- If you replace the bearings, rings (seals) and the shaft, you more or less
- have a new turbocharger.
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- I'd put it above a brake job, but below an engine rebuild.
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- Dave Hinz - Opinions expressed are mine, not my employer's. Obviously.
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