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Rebuilding ball bearing turbos: Found a company who can do it

Old Dec 28, 2008 | 07:40 PM
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Default Rebuilding ball bearing turbos: Found a company who can do it

So I found a company in of all places australia who can rebuild turbos that have ball bearing CHRAS. The cost is 250bux canadian. Everything I have ever heard on the internets states NO you cant rebuild and if you do its to expensive . So I asked these guys, so what makes you different and why can you do it. I'm awaiting a response, any other questions you guys want me to ask them? Or have any thoughts on the matter? Yes ino you ******* hate BB turbos, but i have one, its dead and its cheaper to rebuild than buy another.

Once i get a result to report with ill let you know how the company fared with the rebiuld, and reliablity ect.
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Old Dec 28, 2008 | 08:14 PM
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cdm rebuilds ftl
Old Dec 28, 2008 | 08:24 PM
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Naw from what i can tell these guys are respected rebuilders, they do diesal stuff as well.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 02:20 AM
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i hope its not blaast perofmrnace
---- them

last 2 turbos "oil stravation"

which i sthink is BS 1 was bb and one was regular

both lasted 2k miles
both on differnt cars
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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Nooope.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 03:19 AM
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Mitch successfully rebuilt a GT35R he got from Ross... Found the bearings at BOCA bearing.... You can get the parts from garrett... Its really a pain in the *** but it CAN be done.
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 01:22 PM
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No ----, at boca of all places. Who balanced it for em?
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:22 PM
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Balanced what....


The shaft turbine wheel are balanced from the factory... The compressor wheel seperately... It is balanced... Or at least as much as its gettiong for this experiment... Hes got a2-3 thousand miles on it with CONSTANT rapage... ALL good so far, no shaft play still and all seems well...


We measured the bearings, and he got 100 foof them (EXACTLY the same size to the .0001), for 14.00 shipped... The pain in the *** is releasing the inner race... PM BA4TURBO for miore details
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:24 PM
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The most important thing is that the CHRA is OK,,,, Ross just lost a few of the bearings after dissasembly, so... Mitch bought the snail, pullked it all the way apart... got the BOCA bearings and has been beating the ---- out of it at 540 WHP with no problems


Any diesel/marine shop (thats comprehensive) can balance a turbo or have it done for you....
Old Dec 29, 2008 | 09:34 PM
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i was told by blaast that they could convert/rebuild my standard t3/t4 bushing turbo to a baller bearing t3/t4 turbo for less than $500

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