turbo rebuilding... do it yourself???

[Pat Korach]

Ameer

I purchased the video tape from Turbo City that takes you thru the rebuilding
process. Does not give you all the small details but is very informal .

Pat Korach
Kirkland, WA

Ameer Antar wrote:

> turbo rebuilding isn't too bad. if you've rebuilt a carb or soemthing of
> similar difficulty, you should be able to handle it. There are a few small
> parts and it's important to remember (or better yet write down) how things
> go back, like nut on compressor and misc. brass parts inside. You should
> scrape the oil passageways of any hardened oil which might be in there.
> There are a bunch of sources for triple-k kits...Bramall in Canada
> (http://www.bramall-turbo.com/), and TurboCity in Cali.
> (http://www.turbocity.com/) The kits from Bramall are OEM, but have no
> instructions. I think the Turbo City are not, but I'm not sure...the
> packaging is different, and it comes w/ instructions. I ended up getting a
> copy of the instructions from TurboCity and a kit from Bramall... it worked
> fine for me. If you need to rebalance b/c of new compressor or turbine
> (unlikely) or replacing ground off nut on compressor side...you can get a
> machine shop to balance it for you. I heard of getting this done for $50,
> but I have not done it. By doing the rebuild yourself you will save a bunch
> of cash, and you can always get someone to do the balance when your done.
> There are some special bolts on the backplate, but I was told on the list
> that you can get the tool online for not too much. I don't have the links,
> but the bolts are called RIBE. When I did my rebuild I didn't know there was
> such a thing, so I just used a torx bit that was slightly smaller...b/c the
> torque was low and I took care, I didn't even make a mark on the
> bolts....It's up to you...do it the right way or the cheap way. good luck.
>
> -ameer
>
> ----- Original Message -----
>
> > From: "Beatty, Robert" <BeattyR at ummhc.org>
> > To: "'audi list'" <quattro at audifans.com>
> > Subject: turbo rebuilding... do it yourself???
> > Date: Wed, 5 Dec 2001 11:00:10 -0500
> >
> > Question for you experts with turbos.
> >
> > Is do it yourself turbo rebuilding possible?  How difficult is it?  Need
> > special tools?  Rebuilding kits available?
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > Rob
> > 86 5ktq (soon to have a K-24)
> > 89 200tqa
> >