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Apex seal damage housing and rotor (seized up 13b)

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Old Apr 20, 2017 | 11:21 PM
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Exclamation Apex seal damage housing and rotor (seized up 13b)
My engine recently locked up the rear rotor apex seal shatter and damage the rotor and housing









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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 12:24 AM
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Can this be re-chrome?
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 02:41 AM
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Can this be re-chrome?
No..but it can be recycled.
It would have a nice second life as a lawn chair frame!
In other words that stuff is toast.
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 06:19 AM
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Yeah, that stuff is definitely not being used again in a running engine.
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 01:16 PM
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well thanks time find some good housings and rotor
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What brand apex seal were you running?
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 01:42 PM
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The stock mazda 3 piece apex seals i never rebuild it yet
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It was a ticking time bomb then. These cars are just getting too old to have any life left on the original motors.
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 06:10 PM
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last a good 31 years
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last a good 31 years
..hmm.I barely run after 31 years..lol!
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Old Apr 21, 2017 | 08:00 PM
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70% of time running
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