Timing belt squeak/cam gear runout?

DownByTheRiver

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Oct 25, 2015
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florida
TDI
2012 passat
2012, had water pump replaced under warranty last week, and today noticed squeaking on start up that i traced to cam gear. When I pulled the plastic cover and watched the gear, it looks like it has some wobble on the actual gear (not that tabbed plate). Is there a runout spec on this I can check before I take this heap back to the dealer? I'm assuming not much, if any. The noise seemed to quiet as the car warmed up but I'll check it again today.

Can't imagine the gear walking like this is good for the bearings...
 
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