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      10-12-2008, 07:33 PM   #84
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Originally Posted by volkswackin View Post
this is what i suggested a long time ago...since the fix by bmw is to replace the wastegates..which eventually loosen up and need the same thing fixed...and even when replacing the wastegates the fix is to adjust them to the same length as the one that came out..which will still give you a misadjusted wastegate. kinda funny..but what can ya do? as for the adjusting...the reason bmw doesnt just have us do that is because is a very touchy thing to adjust..if missadjusted you can really screw things up.
Since it sounds like you know then can you give the tolerances on the adjustment procedure with the newer actuators?
To me, a "missadjustment" would be if the wastegate never opened, and one would have to tighten the crap out of the rod for this to happen.
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