...its been a while since ive dealt with oem turbos, but were washer(s) placed behind the actuator bracket as standard??
(i doubt it, but thought id ask)i found a single washer behind the actuator bracket
(lower section).looking at it i realised this was shortening the arm length and in turn pulling on the wastegate latch a bit tighter.
actuator arm length, i expected it to be a mission to put the arm back on the wastegate latch, but without the washer, it simply slides on, no force required, and with the 1-2mm washer, takes a small amount of force.
both options have the wastegate shut pretty tight afaik.when ive usually dealt with wastegate arms, there would normally be about 5-8mm movement needed to slot the arm over the latch, ie requires some force.
looking on youtube, every actuator video i see people have to pull the arm over to hook on as it sits 5mm short.what is normal for OEM actuators??
by having this washer there, although slightly tighter wastegate door, it could infact mean less door travel which could be an additional factor to the boost creep im getting??
plans are to port the wastegate, hence why the unit is off.
thoughts??
