wayne1001

Has anyone rebuilt a turbo themselves such as a t34 with one of them rebuild kits you can buy.
I have quite a lot of play forward & back on the shaft but barely any side to side ect.
Just seeing if anyone had used a rebuild kit with the 360' bearing ect and is it worth doing yourself

COLEYST200

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Iv done and it's worked spot on the big thing you must do is mark the shaft and the nut / turbine so when you put it back togever it will be balanced right

gcfcos

I have a mate who has done this on his t34, not strictly a rebuild as he bought a new core off eBay but it's been ok on his car

wayne1001

Cheers mate the balancing thing was my only concern I was thinking of.
If I have play back and forth is it likely the shaft is shagged or just the bearing as there's next to no play side to side?

Mad_Mat

I done my t34 about 3 years ago with a rebuild kit of ebay, . Use a micrometer to check shaft diameter to ensure its not worn below min spec. Make sure everything is clean then clean it again. Plenty of fresh oil on re-assembly and jobs hopefully good. Having said that mine does smoke a little on overun but has no shaft play and has been fine peaking 23/24psi since.
So it can work but probably best left to the experts for a proper job inc balancing etc.

bluntys1rsturbo

you could always build it yourself then just send it to be balanced? i know a few people have done this (normally wilky on here does the balancing)

wayne1001

thanks for the replies lads I'll get a kit ordered

Tim Wharton

Fitting a 360 thrust involves drilling and tapping the main casing to bolt it in place to do it properly. need to do this very acuratly

wayne1001

I beleave I have the hybrid t34 from escort cossie did these have the 360 thrust fitted??

Tim Wharton

not sure on that I have only rebuilt a T3

markk

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You can get one that doesn't, just sits on the oe lugs