well i got my kit for rebuilding my turbo. i thought i'd show what it takes to do this. i skipped all the tear down of the housings. if you can't figure out how to do that, you shouldn't try this. it is pretty easy. the hardest part it getting the housings off if the bolts won't come apart.
heres what i got for $77. this includes a free balance when i get the kit together. i'll be taking it to the guy personally on friday. he sent me the wrong seal for the backing plate.
heres the kit.

first you need to disassemble the bearing housing. if your turbine wheel was ground off for balancing like mine, put a good set of vice grips on the nut. then on the comressor wheel you'll need an open ended 12-point 10mm wrench to get the nut off. then take your compressor wheel off. grab a rubber mallet and tap the shaft from the compressor side. then your shaft and turbine wheel will be free. you will need a good set of c-clip plyers. remove all the c-clips and the old brass bearing. there are 4 c-clips and two bearing.
heres a picture of the compressor wheel, shaft and turbing wheel.

this is the first c-clip going in.

this is the first brass bearing going in. i lubed all the bearings with lithuim grease just to be safe. you probably don't need to but its always good to be safe.
here is what the brass bearing looks like.

here it is installed

installed c-clip

now do the same thing on the other side. your now done with the hard part.
now you need to replace the piston ring on the turbine shaft side of the shaft. i used my razor blade knife and a screwdriver. its pretty easy.

now that you have that done, reinstall the hat that covers the turbine side of the bearing. and stab your shaft into the bearing. you'll need to compress the piston ring with a screwdriver as you push it in.
now there is a little rubber o-ring that goes on the compressor side. pull the old one out. stick a little lithum grease on the new one and intall it.

next you'll install the trust collar and thrust collar bearing. i put a little grease on them as well.

thrust collar and bearing installed.

next you'll need to remove the old carbon seal on the bearing plate. then install the seal with a press so you don't screw it up.

then bolt the backing plate on with the 4 supplied bolts. after you do that install the thrust spacer on the shaft, then the compressor wheel and nut. your done. send it off to be balanced. then reassemble the rest of the compressor and turbine housing.
here is a blow up of the asseble of a standard T3 turbo.

hopefully that'll help some of you out. its pretty easy.
heres what i got for $77. this includes a free balance when i get the kit together. i'll be taking it to the guy personally on friday. he sent me the wrong seal for the backing plate.
heres the kit.

first you need to disassemble the bearing housing. if your turbine wheel was ground off for balancing like mine, put a good set of vice grips on the nut. then on the comressor wheel you'll need an open ended 12-point 10mm wrench to get the nut off. then take your compressor wheel off. grab a rubber mallet and tap the shaft from the compressor side. then your shaft and turbine wheel will be free. you will need a good set of c-clip plyers. remove all the c-clips and the old brass bearing. there are 4 c-clips and two bearing.
heres a picture of the compressor wheel, shaft and turbing wheel.

this is the first c-clip going in.

this is the first brass bearing going in. i lubed all the bearings with lithuim grease just to be safe. you probably don't need to but its always good to be safe.
here is what the brass bearing looks like.

here it is installed

installed c-clip

now do the same thing on the other side. your now done with the hard part.
now you need to replace the piston ring on the turbine shaft side of the shaft. i used my razor blade knife and a screwdriver. its pretty easy.

now that you have that done, reinstall the hat that covers the turbine side of the bearing. and stab your shaft into the bearing. you'll need to compress the piston ring with a screwdriver as you push it in.
now there is a little rubber o-ring that goes on the compressor side. pull the old one out. stick a little lithum grease on the new one and intall it.

next you'll install the trust collar and thrust collar bearing. i put a little grease on them as well.

thrust collar and bearing installed.

next you'll need to remove the old carbon seal on the bearing plate. then install the seal with a press so you don't screw it up.

then bolt the backing plate on with the 4 supplied bolts. after you do that install the thrust spacer on the shaft, then the compressor wheel and nut. your done. send it off to be balanced. then reassemble the rest of the compressor and turbine housing.
here is a blow up of the asseble of a standard T3 turbo.

hopefully that'll help some of you out. its pretty easy.
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