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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:09 PM
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Need help with turbo blade.

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My friend has a 95 F 250 with the 7.3 and we are doing the 6637 and I looked at the turbo and saw it was all bend and there is play in the shaft. What should be his course of action for the cheapest way to get his truck back on the road.
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 07:46 PM
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have someone rebuild the turbo or buy a reman turbo. You could also try ebay for a used turbo. How much play is actually in the turbo?
 
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Old Oct 17, 2008 | 08:16 PM
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How hard is it to rebuild a turbo
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:03 AM
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i have never rebuilt one so I couldn't tell you for sure, but I know they sell the rebuild kits for them.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:49 AM
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Ok a dump question but is my 01 7.3 and his 95 have the same intake blade?
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:52 AM
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Ok a dump question but is my 01 7.3 and his 95 have the same intake blade?
No, they are different turbos all together.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 09:56 AM
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How did the blades get bent? Do they scrape on the compressor housing when you spin it. You should check the shaft for play up/down and in/out. A small amount of play up and down is ok. It's just a bushing and some of the play will be taken up by oil pressure. There should be very little play in and out.
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 10:17 AM
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How much play does it have? The 01 compressor will fit but it of a different (little worse) design. The turbo's are easy to rebuild. You can get a rebuild kit for $100 with free balance but you have ship the center section out to have the balance done. Then a new compressor is around $85.

Some play side to side/up and down is normal as long as the compressor doesn't scrap the housing. There should be virtually no movement in and out. The spec is something like .008 of an inch.

I would buy all the parts from Ron't Turbo Shop on ebay. I have a rebuilt unit from him and it is top notch! Ron himself is top notch as he helped me greatly when my turbo went out.

here is the parts you would need all together but the listing is for the 99-03 so just ask him if he could put together the same thing for you year truck. The kit listed might be all the same parts but I am not certain. Either way call him. He was easy to get ahold either way.
eBay Motors: BANKS 99/03 7.3 POWERSTROKE TURBO TURBOCHARGER REBUILD (item 110300141163 end time Oct-22-08 09:46:52 PDT)
 
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Old Oct 18, 2008 | 11:09 AM
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Originally Posted by westcoastslider
How did the blades get bent? Do they scrape on the compressor housing when you spin it. You should check the shaft for play up/down and in/out. A small amount of play up and down is ok. It's just a bushing and some of the play will be taken up by oil pressure. There should be very little play in and out.
The turbo wheel looks like it got hit with something in multiple places. Now it did have a K&N air filter in it so that might have caused it.
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 09:42 PM
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One more question is there any other cheaper places to buy rebuild parts or is Ron the only one
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Ron's is the cheapest place I have found. Any of the site sponsors are $120 just for the rebuild kit plus the price of the wicked wheel compressor
 
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Old Oct 19, 2008 | 10:14 PM
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Originally Posted by tjbeggs
Ron's is the cheapest place I have found. Any of the site sponsors are $120 just for the rebuild kit plus the price of the wicked wheel compressor
Ok another question. I only looked for play left to right not in and out and I will check that tomorrow, but if there isn't any play all I need is a new Compressor wheel right?
 
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Old Oct 20, 2008 | 06:21 AM
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Originally Posted by weekendwarriorfsw32
Ok another question. I only looked for play left to right not in and out and I will check that tomorrow, but if there isn't any play all I need is a new Compressor wheel right?
Correct if the play feels good (there will be some but it shouldn't hit the housing) then all you need is the compressor ($85).
 
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Wheres the best place to get that?
 
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Originally Posted by weekendwarriorfsw32
Wheres the best place to get that?
Same guys as the other stuff. Ron's Turbo Shop off eBay.
 
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