Sorry for the slow reply. Was out of town.
As far as the turbo:
I pulled the exhaust housing of as the turbo was frozen up. Once this was done the turbo was free, but still has some drag it seems on the exhaust side. There doesn't feel to be any bearing play, and the veins appear to be in good condition.
The story behind the turbo when it was brought to me was that it was on a 6.0 motor that was blown.
I haven't taken the turbo down any further than the exhaust housing. The sensor for vein control is missing from turbo.