Method of supporting charge air tubes and managing thermal expansion using a wear sleeve

An assembly, comprising:

• an internal combustion engine including an intake port;
• a charge air cooler coupled to the intake port;
• a turbocharger including a charge air output port fluidly coupled to the charge air cooler;
• a charge air tube coupled to the charge air output port of the turbocharger, the charge air tube fluidly coupling the turbocharger to the charge air cooler for transfer of fluid from the turbocharger to the intake port of the internal combustion engine;
• and
• a charge air tube support assembly coupled to the charge air tube, the charge air tube support assembly configured to allow axial displacement of the charge air tube along an axis of the charge air tube extending from the output port of the turbocharger to the charge air cooler in response to thermal expansion of the charge air tube, the charge air tube support assembly comprising:
• a wear sleeve coaxially positioned about the charge air tube, the wear sleeve formed from non-metallic material, and
• a clamp coaxially positioned about the wear sleeve and coupled to the internal combustion engine;
• wherein both the wear sleeve and the clamp contact the charge air tube.