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Which way does the compressor seal go?


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I feel like an idiot posting this, but I can't remember for the life of me how the old seal was installed. I'm rebuilding my first turbo, which is a turbonetics t3/t04, and this is about the last thing I need to install before I reassemble everything. So, does the carbon seal face towards the compressor wheel:

 

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Or towards the thrust bearing:

 

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I'm assuming towards the compressor wheel...? I googled for pictures of this, but the other turbo rebuilds I found used a different compressor seal type.

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Gpopshop e-mailed me back, and apparently the carbon-side is supposed to be facing the thrust bearing, so I'm glad I didn't install it based on my ASSumption. The second picture is the proper way the seal should be facing, for future reference to anyone.

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