troupp
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Due to the extreme unthoughtfulness of another member on here, I purchased a used hypermax turbo system, although not complete, I was told "The turbo SHOULD probably be rebuilt before installing the kit." I took this on good faith. So tonight as I am finally in the black enough to afford to buy the rest of the parts to bring the kit into completion I decided to investigate the slight play the turbo had, and verify that all bolts were indeed tight on the turbo as some of the locking tabs were bent away from the bolt heads.
Low and behold almost every bolt on the intake side was loose. So I pulled the intake scroll off.. No o-ring, nice!! so I remove the exhaust side. Mark and pull the compressor wheel. Pull the shaft. Boy did this thing come apart easy!! Just like it had been done recently, OH WAIT, it had.. no seals on exhasut side of the catridge, and a wasted shaft where it rides directly behind the compressor wheel. Seems like I've been set-up... hhhhmmm?
So now that I've ranted and raved.... I guess I'm looking for a rebuild kit and an exhaust wheel with the shaft attached to it? Or even a whole cartidge? or whole turbo?
Didn't expect to have a whole lot more into this kit, but now, it's looking more like expensive scrap than a turbo kit for the truck I've finally decided to start building.
Any help would be appreciated.. Turbo is: Air research .70 ULL0281 408105-5371 With luck like mine, someone will probably tell me it's not even for this truck!!
Low and behold almost every bolt on the intake side was loose. So I pulled the intake scroll off.. No o-ring, nice!! so I remove the exhaust side. Mark and pull the compressor wheel. Pull the shaft. Boy did this thing come apart easy!! Just like it had been done recently, OH WAIT, it had.. no seals on exhasut side of the catridge, and a wasted shaft where it rides directly behind the compressor wheel. Seems like I've been set-up... hhhhmmm?
So now that I've ranted and raved.... I guess I'm looking for a rebuild kit and an exhaust wheel with the shaft attached to it? Or even a whole cartidge? or whole turbo?
Didn't expect to have a whole lot more into this kit, but now, it's looking more like expensive scrap than a turbo kit for the truck I've finally decided to start building.
Any help would be appreciated.. Turbo is: Air research .70 ULL0281 408105-5371 With luck like mine, someone will probably tell me it's not even for this truck!!