A turbocharger includes a center housing that includes a through bore and a stepped locating pin socket that includes a stop surface; a bearing disposed in the through bore where the bearing includes an opening; and a stepped locating pin where the stepped locating pin includes a pin portion received in part by the opening of the bearing and a seating portion secured via an interference fit in the stepped locating pin socket where a maximum radius of the seating portion exceeds a maximum radius of the pin portion and where the stepped locating pin includes a stop surface that contacts the stop surface of the stepped locating pin socket to axially position the stepped locating pin in the stepped locating pin socket.