ok so heres the deal , since im having no luck finding a new turbo in my price range,and the local shops around here are charging a minium of 350 to rebuild the t3 i have. i think im goin to try and rebuild it myself,i have all the tools, from the snap ring pliers to in/lb torque wrench. ive found differant kits, all seem pretty easy to do. my question is, should i get the shaft balanced ? it has very little shaft play , and from the looks of it the oil seals seem to be the only thing wrong with it.

 

I would get it balanced, don't take chances.

 

yeah, I would get the shaft balanced.

 

send it to charlie at CMR in zephryhills, he will do it for around $250 balanced.

What shops did you find that rebuilds them locally? I can't find not a single one. CMR is the nearest.

 

if you got the turbo for free or something, i would say ya go ahead and take it apart etc. but if you paid money, i would rather see it done by people who know what there doing. give cmr a call.

 

it was a turbo diesel specialty place the address is 6515 adamo i think . i cant remember, but they said the rebuild all turbos, turn around time was 2-3 days

 

take your time and do it yourself if you have the tools, time and know-how...probably should get it balanced though, unless its like super minimal i guess

 

one thing to worry about, that big ass snap ring sucks dick. g/l with that.

 

snapring is no prob when you have the right tools.. and i called cmr, he quoted me a good price so i may do that

 

yeah but i dont think you under stand this snap ring, i have the right tools and i still havent gotten mine off.