Turbo rebuild RE: ....and thus commences my second post.

[Avi Meron]

Kneale,
I have a GREAT guy that does OUTSTANDIG turbo work, rebuilds................

He is located in Bloomington MN (Twin cities) and I know him on a personal
level, did two turbos for me on a 5K Diesel.
Take care,
Avi
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www.ultranator.com
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-----Original Message-----
From: quattro-admin at audifans.com [mailto:quattro-admin at audifans.com]On
Behalf Of Kneale Brownson
Sent: Monday, August 06, 2001 4:16 AM
To: Shanty King; quattro at audifans.com
Subject: Re: ....and thus commences my second post.

Did you do a Google search on the Audifans.com website?  Asking about a
turbo rebuild returns more than a thousand responses, SOME of which must
deal with doing it yourself.   From what I recall of postings I've read
hear regarding turbo rebuilds, DIY jobs are possible as long as the turbo
housing and fan are not deteriorated:  ie. if it means replacing the
bearings and seals.



At 10:08 PM 08/05/2001 -0600, Shanty King wrote:

>This isn't really my second post; more like my second thread.
>
>However.
>
>It appears that I shall be buying the '86 5000 cs turbo that i previously
>mentioned.
>
>One problem.
>The turbo has 174,000 miles on it. Even though it works fine now, i can't
>imagine that it'll last too much longer (especially not the way i drive).
>I've scoured the internet for resources on rebuilding the turbo and can't
>find anything pertinent.
>
>My question being thus:
>Can I concievably rebuild the turbo by myself? (i.e. - is it difficult to
>do?) My local Audi pimp told me that rebuilding it would just be a matter
>of getting a $22 bearing kit and replacing them. I can't get ahold of him
>at the moment and i desparately need to know if this will likely be all I
>need, where i can get them (or any and all parts that i'll need to do
>this deed) AND IF I SHOULD EVEN UNDERTAKE THIS MYSELF.
>
>thanks in advance,
>shawn
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