10V head mod qustion

[Ameer Antar]

I'm not sure who was asking about rebuilding, but I rebuilt my turbo
myself. It's really not that bad...the hard part is getting it off the car.
Then you just need a kit [make sure you get the right one], and you can
swap the parts in an hour or so. Do it on a bench or someplace you won't
lose parts or get anything dirty. The kit cost under $100 from Bramall
turbo in Canada. Basically you just need to change the bearings, seals, and
some hardware. Also inspect and clean out the oil passageways for any
carbon buildup. I had a decent amount in mine, but the oil passageways are
big enough, so a cheap screwdriver and some elbow did the trick. Make sure
you torque the compressor nut lightly. The early K26's had a necked shaft
near the threads, so I ended up snapping mine and having to hunt for a new
turbine. But I got it all together and had it running fine for at least 10k
miles, before my heater hose blew which blew the head gasket. It was nice
hearing that turbo whistle after driving w/ a locked turbo for so long. You
can also get kits from turbo city in Cali. here are the sites:

http://www.bramall-turbo.com/

http://www.turbocity.com/TurboRepairKit.htm

good luck.
-ameer


>From: DGraber460 at aol.com
>Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2001 15:41:53 EST
>Subject: Re: 10V head mod qustion
>To: konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com
>CC: quattro at audifans.com, urq at audifans.com
>
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>In a message dated 11/7/2001 8:29:21 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>konstantin.bogach at morganstanley.com writes:
>
>
> > I also need a good source for rebuld kit for K-26.  I called
> > ont place - $125. Sounds like big $$$.
> >
> >
>
>I can recommend you _don't_ use TEC in Golden CO.
>I had them rebuild a K-26 I had from a bone yard in July. Price was almost
>$600!
>Wanting to get my original back in shape, I took it to them for a quote. 4
>weeks later I was still calling to find out the status of my core. They would
>never return my calls, and my inquiries received the usual- "they will get to
>that tomorrow" only to find out a week later they still hadn't touched it.
>Finally they responded that the core was cracked, but they could get
>replacement parts- total about $650.
>I then purchased another used original WX unit from a lister that had been
>running fine when removed. I dropped it off for an estimate. Again it took
>more than 4 weeks to get a response. This quote was over $700!
>I called a day or so later to let them know that I would just pick up the
>unrepaired units so have them ready. I was told they didn't need to be "made
>ready", that they are in a box and they would pull them out when I got there.
>Last week I drove the 1/2 hour to go pick them up, only to find the place
>locked up with a sign that they would be back in a week.
>Yesterday I went back again to pick them up, and had to wait for a 1/2 hour
>as they couldn't find one of them.
>What appeared to be the owner or manager politely told me the problem was
>that I had left them there _so_ long.
>They need not worry. I will _NEVER_ bother them again!
>I know the local S-club has had a meeting there recently, and I had even
>planned to attend, but couldn't. If anyone is well connected with them, I
>don't mean to offend, but they treated me _VERY_ poorly. I might add that I
>never in any of this was short with them or treated them with anything other
>than polite consideration and understanding. Sometimes I think (and have been
>told by others) that I'm just too nice a guy.
>Rant mode off.
>
>Dennis
>PS with turbo still needing rebuild.