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Old 03-13-2006, 12:00 AM   #6
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Originally Posted by Dom
in relation to turbo seals are the seals pressed in or can they be removed and refitted easily or do i have to get turbos reconditioned any advise please
You'll need to remove the wheels in order to get to the seals, and you (in theory) could probably replace them yourself. The problem is after you put the wheels back on, if they're not absolutely 100%++++ perfectly back in the same spot, it's possible (even likely) that they'll be out of balance. Since the turbo wheels spin over 100,000 rpm, balance is ultra-critical. It's the balancing step that there's really no way to do at home (afaik)...so in general it's best to send it to a turbo repair shop to have the seals replaced.
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