Awesome Rotor Pics (modem guys go bitch at your MP for rural highspeed)
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Hey Guys!
I picked up a set of rotors I bought off ebay today. Awesome looking things. I think they've been media blasted or coated with something.. they look kind of... uniformly coloured. Other than that oddity though they're in amazing shape. I can read all the identifying marks like the R and F in the combustion recess and the weight stamps, so I thought I'd share some pics of them with you guys for reference. And who doesn't like pics of rotors? :) Jon https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1203208001 https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1203208001 https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1203208001 https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1203208001 https://www.rx7club.com/attachment.p...1&d=1203208001 |
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very nice
I have similar pics :) |
on a side note:
they look like NEW the apex seal groove looks intact |
So in picture 1 you can see the F and R that show the difference between the Front and Rear rotor (S3 rotors would have an "N" stamped there as well, so these rotors were mislabeled)
Pic 5 and 6 show the weight stamps, in this case one rotor is weight B and one is weight A. The letters can go as far as weight "D", and when building a motor your two rotors can't be more than one letter apart. So for instance, these A and B could work together. Or a B and C could work, or a C and D. Of course the best would be matching sets of AA BB CC or DD but it rarely happens. Pics 9-15 show the rotors on an e-shaft arranged the way they would be if they were inside an engine without any housings in the way so that we can see them. In a 2 rotor engine the rotors sit 180* apart from one another. IIRC in the 20b they each sit 120* apart from each other instead. Pic 15 gives a nice view of one of the eccentric shaft oil jets which shoot oil into the insides of the rotors. You can see the oil recesses more clearly in pictures 4 and 7. The oil returns to the pan through the space in the centre housing I believe. So the oil gets sprayed in, has its "cooling" effect on the rotor, then sloshes its way out up against the intermediate housings where it's held in place by the oil seals and makes its way into the hole where the e-shaft goes through, then drains down into the pan... I could be wrong on this but that's how I understand it. Note of course that the F rotor is at the front (longer section) of the e-shaft where the R rotor is at the back (shorter section with big forkin' flywheel bolt). The gears built into the rotors face "out" (so front faces front and rear faces rear) since the stationary gears are mounted there in the front and rear housings. Oh, and if anyone's wondering about the odd symbols close to the A and B weight symbols, those are actually japanese characters. Each face of the rotor has a symbol stamped near it which helps you identify rotor faces so that you can identify which side seals and side seal springs go with it when you reassemble the rotor. Some people think "why do I need to put the side seals back on exactly the same side of exactly the same face of exactly the same rotor when I reassemble?" - well there are casting differences which make each side seal groove slightly different from every other side seal groove. When you buy new side seals they're extra long and you have to clearance them by slowly shaving them down until they fit in the groove within tolerance. When you're re-using them, you mark them so that you can just reinstall them properly without (necessarily) having to spend a huge amount of time re-clearancing them. Jon |
S2 also have F and R on them
my set is CC :) |
Originally Posted by -xlr8planet-
(Post 7875056)
on a side note:
they look like NEW the apex seal groove looks intact Yeah, I really nailed an *awesome* deal for these. A hundred bucks for the pair plus shipping off E-bay. Just goes to show that good deals come to those who wait! They look awesome. The apex seal grooves look straight and not worn or warped at the tips, and everything else looks good... It's just the colour that has me confuzzled with these. They look to uniformly coloured and the surface has an almost imperceptible texture to it that makes me think they may have been blasted or coated with something. It doesn't really matter though. They're getting new MFR rotor bearings, all the grooves will be hit with compressed air to get dust out of them, then they're getting brand new seals all around. So the rotor itself should never contact anything and thus whatever coating or surface texture it has shouldn't matter. Jon |
Originally Posted by vipernicus42
(Post 7875070)
Pics 9-15 show the rotors on an e-shaft arranged the way they would be if they were inside an engine without any housings in the way so that we can see them. In a 2 rotor engine the rotors sit 180* apart from one another. IIRC in the 20b they each sit 90* apart from each other instead.
360deg/3 lobes = 120deg/lobe Two rotor: 360deg/2 lobes = 180deg/lobe Four rotor: 360deg/4 lobes = 90deg/lobe Equal spacing is necessary for smooth power output, among many other factors (like balance). |
Ah, of course :) I knew that number seemed odd, hence why I put "if I recall correctly" IIRC ;)
Thanks for the correction. Jon |
Jon, those rotors are 82 or older. They are not '84. Get yourself a correct set of counterweights and you'll be fine.
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... They're S1 rotors?!
How can you tell? I'm not the one who labeled them, so I was going by the auction but I thought the F and the R in the combustion chamber recess meant S3 rotors..? Jon Edit: In either case, the entire rotating assembly is being rebalanced anyway. As good as the balancing is from the factory, I want "the best" so I'm paying for a complete rebalance as part of my "ultimate streetable 12a" build. Correction: Okay, so it wasn't the "F" and the "R", those are always there, but if they were S3 12a rotors they'd have an extra "N" stamped there. Thanks for the corrections guys. |
Very nice rotors but i'd wipe some of that coating off if your not sure what it is, especially off the bearings.
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Well it doesn't "wipe off" ...
The bearings are being replaced, and it's getting all new oil seals and springs, side seals and springs and apex seals and springs.... If it has a coating, it doesn't scratch off. I think it might just have been bead blasted or something.... Or I could be crazy, but I thought rotors should be shinier. Jon |
damn those are a nice set of rotors bro...good find
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NOT s1 for sure, the chamber shape is different
How do you tell between S2 and S3 rotors??? |
SWEET DEAL! Those are nice rotors dude!
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
(Post 7875181)
Jon, those rotors are 82 or older. They are not '84. Get yourself a correct set of counterweights and you'll be fine.
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Looks like a media blasted set of rotors.
Thats kinda a bad thing.Considering all the voids and holes that the material can get into on a rotor,you better make sure to flush and clean EVERYTHING before using them.......especially inside the cooling voids. Its too bad they didnt protect the wearing surfaces of the rotors too,like the bearings and gears.Its usually best to reuse the old bearings as they last a long time and new bearings greatly increase break-in time.Im not sure about any impact that might occur from blasting the running surfaces of the stat. gears,but it doesnt seem like a good idea to be altering the wearing face of such a loaded part of the engine. |
Kinda weird that they blasted them. The only areas that would really need cleaning would be the 3 faces of the rotor.
I'm sure the blasting didn't ruin the rotors, but in general I would be sketchy about blasting bearing areas and gears on any item with an abrasive. You never hear of anybody media blasting pistons to clean them, mind you pistons are aluminum, which would be much more affected than iron. Or anyone tearing down a differential and blasting the ring and pinion. Those examples are kinda extreme, but somewhat relevant. But I guess it makes them look real purdy. |
Yeah it would net you more on ebay but that's the thing.... they went for peanuts on ebay so they didn't do it for looks to make more money.
Either way I wouldn't have used the stock bearings. I want Race Rotor Bearings (MFR) so I'd be replacing them anyway. Well we'll see what happens. I plan to use them, let's hope that the microscopic matte finish on the gear that meshes with the stationary gear doesn't fork things up. The rest of the rotor isn't touching anything so in my mind it doesn't matter anywhere but there. Jon |
Please send rotors to:
Ian Somewhere in the Middle United States Thanks! |
sonic clean them to get all the bead blasting out of them...At least I think that is what i ithink it's called
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Easier to spray them off with solvent, dry them off with a blow gun, then bake at 350 for about 15 minutes and blow gun again to get any dust off...
Thanks for the edit Jon (sneaky vampire lookin' bastard lol) |
If I could find a local place that did sonic cleaning, it wouldn't be a bad idea
Jon |
Originally Posted by vipernicus42
(Post 7875198)
... They're S1 rotors?!
How can you tell? I'm not the one who labeled them, so I was going by the auction but I thought the F and the R in the combustion chamber recess meant S3 rotors..? Jon Edit: In either case, the entire rotating assembly is being rebalanced anyway. As good as the balancing is from the factory, I want "the best" so I'm paying for a complete rebalance as part of my "ultimate streetable 12a" build. Don't make me take out the n00b stick... :) :wavey: https://www.rx7club.com/1st-generation-specific-1979-1985-18/identify-these-rotors-708362/ |
the later rorors have a "N" stamped on the rotor face
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Damn.. yup so they're not S3 rotors. Looks like I'll have to get my hands on a fairly accurate scale to doubly confirm exactly what they are.
As I said the entire rotating assembly is going to be rebalanced anyway, so it's no big deal which rotors and counterweights I have since they'll balance the whole shebang. Plus, I'm going to need to get a counterweight since I'm going lightweight steel flywheel, so at least now I know what I'm looking for. Too bad, I was kind of hoping to use the lighter 83-85 rotors in my "Ultimate Streetable 12a" build...paying to have them lightened is just beyond my $4k build budget. Jon |
Originally Posted by 680RWHP12A
(Post 7875709)
the later rorors have a "N" stamped on the rotor face
I will try to find the N in my set... just in case |
oh, just one thing
didnt the chamber on 78/80 rotors had a different shape? like 13b rotors? |
I can almost guarantee you that those have been glass bead blasted.. DO NOT PUT THEM IN A OVEN! I did that with a intake that i blasted to powder coat them.. The glass thats almost certain inside the rotor will turn into a slurry and be almost impossible to get out..
I would put them in a bath with diesel or kerosene and let them sit there for a while. Then scrub them with a household brush (like the one you do the dishes with). If you have a paint gun, fill it with thinner, and spray them down. Then compressed air. Repeat if needed. |
I wouldn't have purchased those rotors. But since you have them, I wish you luck.
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I've used blasted rotors before. There's nothing wrong with it as long as they are cleaned really well afterwards. There are also different types of media that can be used. I'd never use sand to clean a rotor but walnut shells (I'm serious!) would be fine. Some media is meant to clean. Other is meant to do more. I wouldn't have blasted the bearings or stationary gear faces. I always pressed mine out first (bearings) and then used new bearings later. The gears I always just masked off really well.
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
(Post 7884824)
I wouldn't have purchased those rotors. But since you have them, I wish you luck.
Too bad it costs so much to have RB snap-ring a gear in there, or I'd just have the stat gear part replaced along with the rotor bearing. Then there'd be zero contact between the rotor's blasted surface and anything inside the engine.
Originally Posted by rotarygod
(Post 7884914)
I've used blasted rotors before...
I'm hesitant to use these in my "Ultimate 12a" build... But since the worst I can conceive of happening with them is seal stickage, I think I'm going to run with these anyway and see. If a seal sticks, it's not the end of the world - a soft seal kit and a new set of rotors and I'm back in. Though re-clearancing all the seals would suck... And if it somehow had an effect on the stat gears that could be fatal... Gah, I'm going to have to think about this one really seriously. You never know though, there may be nothing wrong with using them, since we haven't really had someone come out and say "I used rotors like that and forked my engine". I've still got many parts to collect, so I've got plenty of time to think. Right now I've got rotors and an e-shaft. I've got irons that I can get ground down and re-nitrided and passable rotor housings, but I may end up replacing those with new or closer-to-new parts. Jon |
I've never had issues at all with seals sticking. The finish isn't as rough as people make it out to be. I've always used new seals and have clearanced them. It's always worked fine for me. 2 engines built this way. Yes it was 2 cars!
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Jon, you don't need to worry about a seal sticking. Just take the time to clearance them and they will be fine. .002" is your magic number.
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Nice pics...
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Originally Posted by Jeff20B
(Post 7889023)
Jon, you don't need to worry about a seal sticking. Just take the time to clearance them and they will be fine. .002" is your magic number.
Leesha - thanks for the comments. Whereabouts in Canada are you? Jon |
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