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Old 09-04-2010, 06:51 PM
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1) Is 1mm axial play on a journal bearing turbo acceptable?

2) Will a rebuild fix this?

3) What else do you look for when buying a used turbo?
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Old 09-04-2010, 06:56 PM
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you can't rebuild bb turbo's iirc
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i know, i mentioned it was jb.
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Old 09-04-2010, 09:10 PM
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the hell? I coulda swore you posted bb.


haha I fail.
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I would think 1mm would be too much play. A rebuild will fix a journal bearing turbo unless the housing is damaged.
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Is this a dry turbo, or a turbo that has recently had oil pumping through it?

A dry turbo will easily have that much play
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Originally Posted by Full_Tilt_Boogie
Is this a dry turbo, or a turbo that has recently had oil pumping through it?

A dry turbo will easily have that much play
It's dry.

Won't a dry turbo only affect radial play. Not axial, right?
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