Any one know anything about this rebuild kit i.e. will it work on my 02 7.3 I've never rebuilt one before and theres no time like the present. kit is from amazon and is sold by u.s. turbo systems

 

Looks like a good deal. That compressor wheel looks identical to Beans Diesel Air Force wheel with the same 7/7 design. US Turbo Systems also has an ebay store with similar pricing, and other options.

I really like my Barder 4/4 wheel for towing my 5th wheel. It is the exact same as the RiffRaff 4/4 wheel. I used barder Turbo Service because they had the same rebuild kit with the 360 thrust washer and they balanced it all for me.


Beans Diesel Air Force Milled Compressor Wheel For 7.3 Power Stroke 94-03

 

Personally I say aware from Fleabay and Amazon. Stick to vendors who actually support us rather than someone just whoring out at product. For these parts I would go with Barder Turbo or Riffraff Diesel.

 

x2. The last time I tried to save a few bucks on a truck part I ended up having to get the part from Riffraff anyway and the vendor would not take the part back since I had installed it (how do you know it doesn't work or fail unless you install it?).

I got all of my stuff from Riffraff and Dieselorings. It's not like you rebuild the turbo very often anyway. I pulled mine off at 275K and it still looked good. I got the 4/4 billet wheel from Riffraff and it's great. Cured my compressor stall too ("chuffing"). There's other options depending on how much you want to spend on a wheel. The rebuild kit and anti-surge wheel will probably cost about the same or less to get from Clay at Riffraff anyway (including shipping).

Here's the stuff I used:

http://www.riffraffdiesel.com/compressor-wheels/
Garrett GTP38 Journal Bearing Rebuild Kit - Riffraff Diesel Performance
Garrett 12pt Replacement Turbo Housing Bolts - Riffraff Diesel Performance
Replacement Turbo Housing bolts - (12 point metric bolts)

Some things I learned from doing this (no matter where you get the parts from):

*** GET A 1/4" DRIVE 12 POINT 8MM DEEP SOCKET! You CANNOT do the rebuild without one. Period. ***

I also bought the 12 point bolts for the housing. There are 5 for the compressor side (Riffraff kit). If you are going to replace all of the outer housing bolts there are also another 7 on the other side that hold the outlet housing on for a total of 12 (I bought the rest from dieselorings). Not required but at 12 years old I figured I'd add an ounce of prevention and some peace of mind.

 

Thanks for all the info I just placed orders with riffraff and diesel o rings for everything thing else. Only have enough left in my divorce fund for one of these kits was hoping someone had herd of or used one