Originally Posted by
Davezj
well i have just done my first turbo rebuild.
quite a nice experience really.
I bought some gasket paper in various thicknesses to find a one that would work. got some threadlock so i thought i would give it a go this afternoon, sat in the livingroom with a small table, a box of turbo bits, some assembly lube, threadlock, torque rench, circlip pliers, gasket paper, pair of scissors, and ball of steel.
all seemed to go well, but you don't really know how it will turn out until i fit the turbo to my car. all the scribe lines lined up at the end of the build, and there is no shaft play, and the turbines spin freely. i was happy with the result
i will do a write up with pictures, when i get a chance to the rear turbo, i did not want to complicate things with the build of my first turbo with papping a bearing, while lubing it up.
on a side note i found out where the little black washer go, they are the stopper washer that fit into some grooves inside the cartridge, that stop the jernal bearing from sliding too far inside the cartridge.It seems that these can be black thin spring washers (about a turnand a half of a spring) or an internal circlip.