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Old 05-09-02, 12:03 AM
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Turbo : Shaft play (how much is bad?)

I was tinkering around with my engine today and took off the TID and saw the turbine some felt the shaft and it had like 1 milimeter of play, is this bad? anything I can do to fix it?
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Factory service manual says its within spec? (not dead yet, anyways) if you cannot force the compressor blade against the housing with your fingers... Ian
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Some play radially (side-to-side) is normal.&nbsp Make sure to have NO play axially (in-and-out).&nbsp Make sure the wheels do NOT contact the housings - this is more likely with axial play.



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