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So my ---- blew up already.

Old 05-05-2007, 02:02 PM
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Someone hinted at me getting this turbonetics rebuilt before i ran it. Althought there was no shaft play, and it ran smooth, it was just dirty, after i cleaned it, it seemed alright. Guess not.

I got about 200 miles on it, and it looks like a fin caught the housing and just shredded.

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1. Is there some sort of secret to get the shaft out? i put the thing in a vice to hold the hot side and i used a ratchet on the compressor side, i cent get the thing to move.

2. How much do normal places charge to balance shafts? Ive got this other turbo, but its got a t4 exh side so i cant just swap exh sides on these 2.


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Old 05-05-2007, 02:42 PM
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Ouch! That sucks!
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Old 05-05-2007, 02:43 PM
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Yea, just got off the phone with BLAAST gonna send it to them and go from there.
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Old 05-05-2007, 02:48 PM
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Originally Posted by emoretared
1. Is there some sort of secret to get the shaft out? i put the thing in a vice to hold the hot side and i used a ratchet on the compressor side, i cent get the thing to move.
Left handed threads.
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Old 05-05-2007, 03:54 PM
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Did you run it without a filter or screen? That wheel is dunzo.


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Old 05-05-2007, 05:12 PM
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Looks like you were trying to grind up a cinder block with that thing!
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Old 05-05-2007, 07:43 PM
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Default Re: So my ---- blew up already.

Originally Posted by jeffescortlx
Left handed threads.
None of my turbos have been left hand threads.

Are you sure you didn't suck something in causing that damage??

I had a turbo get out of balance enough for the blades to contact the housing and I drove it that way for a few weeks without chiping the blades like that. I bet you sucked something in.
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Old 05-05-2007, 08:01 PM
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At this point, you most likely will need a new shaft, compressor wheel, bearings, and thrust assymbly... in other words, everything inside the center section.

Sure looks as if you've sucked something in the turbo from not running an air filter.. not from wheel contact to the housing.
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Old 05-06-2007, 12:13 AM
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Funny thing is, i had a filter on it. i donno WTF has happened lol. But BLAAST said he will see what he can do. It looks like im looking at somewhere around 275 for a rebuild with new shaft and wheel. Killer prices. Lets see how it turns out.
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