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Unread 10-15-2012, 09:29 PM   #1893
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Originally Posted by Benjamin View Post
what was the in-out shaft play?

like I said in the PM, if it isn't a BB turbo that is about normal shaft play as if it were any tighter the oil would have nowhere to go.
There really isn't any in/out play that I can detect at all.

Heck this is the first time I have ever taken a housing off of a turbo, so this is all pretty much Greek to me. If I had to order a replacement turbo to match what I already have, I wouldn't have a clue about what to even ask for.

BTW, I did watch some videos of some ball bearing turbos, and they seemed quite impressive with the relative ease that the shaft will turn and obvious reduction in friction. Wish they weren't so darn expensive compared to the journal bearing type. That and it seems that most that I looked at need a water cooling line run to them as well as the oil lines. I can't see running coolant lines all the way back to the those turbos. Got enough stuff running all over the place under that car as it is.
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