seals..

[badassfocus1101]

87 turbo II im planning to do my own rebuild with some buddies... im buying the peices and ran into a problem... apex seal springs... do i need short or long? or long and short both? and should i get 2mm apex seals and springs? or go with the 3mm?

[FDTT]

get the OEM 2 peice 2mm seals. there fricken amazing when it comes to moderate performance. I basicly look at it this way, RE uses stock 2mm 2peice seals on all there cars If you know anythig about RE then you know that they build some of the most amazing RX7's on the planet. So ya, 2mm 2 peice.

[badassfocus1101]

aight thanks man... by the way got a question for ya...what is ALL the parts i need for a rebuild..i know these.
apex seals-springs/corner selas-springs-side seals-springs/oil O ring vition inserts-seals/front main seal/rear main seal/pilot bearing-seal/thermal pellet..am i missing anything?

[FDTT]

Just go into a Mazda dealer and ask for a "rebuild kit", they shoudl know what you mean and you will get all the common stuff that you need to fix the car.

[drftk1d]

Originally Posted by FDTT

Just go into a Mazda dealer and ask for a "rebuild kit", they shoudl know what you mean and you will get all the common stuff that you need to fix the car.

LOL

[mazdatech177]

hehe, have fun with it man.
i hope you got some serious ass to break that eccentric shaft nut loose...

[badassfocus1101]

and ill spend enough on the rebuild kit from MAZDA as i would juss buyin that rebuilt engine from you FDTT... dealerships=RIPOFF

[FDTT]

Well who are you going to buy parts for the car from if not the dealer. There are not alot of companies out there that will sulpy you with parts like that for the rotary. The 2 peice seals id get from mazda. Almost all seals like that i get from the factory.

[drftk1d]

idk about canada, but the dealers here are retarded, they can barely find parts for non rotary cars, let alone a rx7 or 8

[tubjub]

Originally Posted by mazdatech177

hehe, have fun with it man.
i hope you got some serious ass to break that eccentric shaft nut loose...

yeah ... that thing's somewhere in the neighborhood of like ... what ... 300 ft/lbs ? lol

[tubjub]

Originally Posted by tubjub

yeah ... that thing's somewhere in the neighborhood of like ... what ... 300 ft/lbs ? lol

not being a post whore... but i just thought about it ... that's what a 3/4 inch drive pneumatic impact wrench is for.... lol

speaking of retarted dealerships, a buddy of mine is having motor work done on his 92 taurus SHO and we went to the ford dealer for a rebuild kit ... and they were like ... "uuuuh... what motor ?" ... "wait, we can't get that" I know its a yamaha motor but damn... not even a FORD dealer can get the damn rebuild kit. i know its a curse to talk about pistons in here but i just thought it would be a good comparison about the "STEALER" (aka dealer ... lol) .. and the worst part of it all. the 3.0L is being bored .135" over to somewhere around 3.2L and they don't make pistons or rings that size. so ross is making him a custom set for like $700.. and rings.... lol... chrysler made a 273ci (i think) v8 back in the 60's which just happens to be the same bore size as what our destination bore size is... how ironic ... lol sorry to threadjack and sin by talking about pistons... lol

[badassfocus1101]

ive found all the parts i need from rotaryaviation.com and atkinsrotary.com and a couple others...but if u suggest goin to the dealer...im down for that one.. hell ur the expert on rotaries here...YOU have ur own shop,YOU rebuild them..LOL thanks fdtt

[FDTT]

Well for the apex seals id deal with them if you want to reatin the 2mm size.
As well as coolant seals and gaskets, everything else you coudl go somewhere else for. Unless they offer a better than OEM or OEM product. It really is up to you, but if its a stock rebuild, or stockish i woudl recomend the OEM stuff as it has been tested and proven over and over again.

[badassfocus1101]

ok. do u have a price range ima be lookin at?

[drftk1d]

some dude on nopistons makes nuclear coolant seals