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immigrantRyder	Dec-09-00 06:22 PM
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#231, "How do you tell if a motor has bad bearings?"

I'm about to buy a use 14b off this guy online but he said that it might have bad bearings. How do I tell if this turbo is good guys? if the bearings are bad, does that mean the fan blades will wobble or so, help me out!

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BoostnRS	Dec-10-00 06:18 AM
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#232, "RE: How do you tell if a motor has bad bearings?"
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>I'm about to buy a use
>14b off this guy online
>but he said that it
>might have bad bearings.
>How do I tell if
>this turbo is good guys?
> if the bearings are
>bad, does that mean
>the fan blades will wobble
>or so, help me
>out!

The way i normally tell if a turbo is good/bad is i try to move the turbine blades back and forth to see if there is play. (some is ok). Next i spin the turbine wheel to see if it spins freely, if it does then its usually in pretty good condition, otherwise it might need a rebuild.
Hope this helps !