Unbalanced Turbos?
 

I have a chance to pick up a T3 from a Ford Thundercoupe that was rebuilt (new seals...etc) but it wasn't balanced. Is this a major deal? My steering wheel shakes pretty bad when the tires on my car aren't balanced and they aren't moving as fast as a turbo would.

Stan

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Who rebuilt it, any idea? I've heard you don't have to have the turbo balanced if your just putting new seals etc. in it, but if you change the bearings, thats when you need to balance it. Maybe someone else has some more info incase I'm wrong. I'd hate to have your turbo shake itself off your manifold ;)

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have it balenced, i'm pretty sure thats what "distroyed" mine!

it only cheap anyways so just get it done, im never ever gonna risk anything again like not doing something so simple!

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You guys are lucky ... in the states it's cheap to balance a turbo. Here they ask $120-170 to balance a turbo.....those Mofo thieves

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i rebuilt mine and didnt balance ----, but then again its only been on for like a week, but no problems so far.

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When you rebuilt it make sure you mark the nut wheel and shaft so you put it back just the way you took it off.
That way you won't need to rebalance it

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Yep Europe STINKS for high prices! I should know i live in the UK and petrol is nearly £1(1.67507 USD)
a litre!

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yup
You got that right man.
I hate EU for there High prices.
especially The Netherlands with all there taxes.
We have to pay 19% taxes on everything sucks... >:(
That's almost 1/5 of the price

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I was just in Chicago yesterday and 87 octane was ------- like $1.80!!! 91 was over $2

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are you talking about at the ends of the turbine. Scribe a line across the nut and shaft. I dont want to mess this up when i rebuild.

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if u take the wheels off it will need to be balanced. Its 26 bucks to have majestic balance it.

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It belongs to a guy I know and I want to buy the turbo, but he said it just got new seals put in it at a local place (here in Halifax NS) and was not balanced because we have to send them away to get balanced (Montreal I believe). I want to buy it but at the same time I don't want ---- to fall apart when it's on the car, nor do I want to have to spend a whole lot of cash getting it balanced.

Stan

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Well, to solve your problem, buy my T3! Already balanced. ;)

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This isn't the damned classifieds Smokey... But out of curiousity, what size T3 is it? lol ;)

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I know I know ..... I'm sorry. :-[ (pssss ... I PMed you. ;) )

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how much smokey

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yeah hey i'll buy it.
please email me

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Turbos spin at 80,000 RPMs. Get it balanced or it won't last. I have seen unbalanced turbos shake the shafts in half. I have even seen pieces of fin wind up in the motor!