Suparslinc

now I have no reference for TDC or for setting the timing for that matter.
How do I know when my engine is at TDC, so I can reinstall the pulley at mark?

setzep

There's only one way the pulley can go back on..... well if you have the key in the shaft anyways.

BadAssRX-7

ok im not 100% on this its been to long so somebody can help out prob. ... if you remove the little clutch inspection plate on the upper passanges side you can see the fly wheel. turn it... you will see a mark on it(like a scratch)... you line that up to some mark on the motor and your tdc. ill try to help out a little more later... i have to get in my monkey suit.... weddings in 3 hours, im the best man, must be cuz i have a 7

Acuspeed

Did you remove just the pulley itself (the 4 bolts from the hub), or did you remove it hub and all? If you removed it hub and all and didn't do it correctly, there are possible consequences for the torrington bearing. For more info, see this faq from Mazdatrix.

ZachSpazz

Nice job Joe.

I thought the main pulley had a reference key in it anyways along with the flywheel.

Good luck!

Suparslinc

I didn't take the whole thing off, just the pulley part. It has 4 10mm bolts that run through it and no key. Some of them did and some of them, like mine, didn't.
As for the piece behind it, it was moving a little bit too. In fact I had to realign it so the bolts would go through. Is this bad?

Acuspeed

What part exactly do you mean by "the peice behind it"? As long as you didn't loosen the main nut in the end of the e shaft that holds the hub for the pulley on, you should be okay I would think...

If you did loosen that nut w/o wedging the clutch down, it is possible that the rear thrust bearing may have gotten knocked off kilter.