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Old 06-01-21, 09:36 PM
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Flywheel washer?
Hi all,

About to reinstall my flywheel and clutch. The Haynes Manu mentions a washer behind the bigass flywheel nut. However, it doesn't look like my car even came with one. Deal breaker or frivolous?
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Mazda stopped installing them fairly early on. I've only seen them on '79 engines.
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My '79 flywheel had one, my 81/82 flywheel did not. Unless your flywheel has a roll pin like my 79 did (below), the washer serves no purpose.



79 Flywheel with roll pin circled

81/82 Flywheel with no roll pin
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Thanks for the info gents! No roll pin here, so good to go. Excited to get this back together and give it drive for the first time!!
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