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Sleeves are a different story. “[They] are extremely difficult to rework and, depending on how they have been handled and how long they have been run, often fail the incoming inspection process due to extreme mechanical breakdown between the various interlayers and the external core,” adds Foran. At the very least, she contends that this can mean unacceptable total indicated runout (TIR) or, in many cases, fracturing of the end ring and delamination of the internal sleeve.