can you recon a turbo yourself?
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can you recon a turbo yourself without upsetting the balance? my turbo's oil seals are starting to leak and was wondering if i can buy the recon kit and do it myself, also can you buy recon kits with a 360 degree bearing instead of the normal 270? the car is an rst so its a t03 unit
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360deg' bearing requires some machining which would really need to be done by a turbo place.
As for the rest, Stu@Motorsport Developments sells the recon kits, so bttt for him.
As for the rest, Stu@Motorsport Developments sells the recon kits, so bttt for him.
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i had the same question m8 and the answer is yes, ask stu for the kit £70 and its pretty easy, get your shaft balanced with the new nut on and reassemble it, costs about £25 to rebalance a shaft,
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depends what you mean by "rebuild"
the diy seals repair kits stu sells are alrite![Top](https://passionford.com/forum/images/smilies/smile011.gif)
but when you start dismantling the core housing it gets a bit tricky, n everyhting has to be done to exact tolerences...
the diy seals repair kits stu sells are alrite
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but when you start dismantling the core housing it gets a bit tricky, n everyhting has to be done to exact tolerences...
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or cheers guys just the info i needed, will just get a kit from stu methinks as im only going to run the car at a max of 15psi, who would be able to balance the shaft on the turbo?
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