OK..thanks Karak...and nm about the rotor bearings....I see a picture of them on mazdatrix's site. Only about $20/piece..so not bad.

 

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Yep, stock rotor bearings are CHEAP! IMO it's always a good idea to change them if your bearings are questionable, what's 40 bucks (for both) when it'll help so much?

 

I hate to keep posting semi-off topic...but what is intailed in replacing the bearings? do they have to be pressed in professionally?

 

yep, you could buy a installer tool and install them yourself but it is probably better to have them installed by a shop.

 

Find a nice shop that'll either do it for free or very cheap. It's like a 2-3 min job with a press and the right adapter.

 

Like I said before, It was my fault for letting the housing in a container for hours in the straight chemical, I actually washed the other one housing and the irons and the ZEP cleaner works great just to take the old grease off, then I recleaned allt heparts with thinner. This situation was completely my faul for not reading the instrucxtion and not using it properly, I actually did it because the results I noticed on dDub's rotor, but my half block is all together and lets hope that the housing will be OK

 

OK...thanks.

Good luck with your engine carl.

 

Thanks man, I hope everythign will work as it should
Carl

 

so how did your motor come out. i just picked this stuff up to do some small parts but after reading thie thread im scared to put my housing threw it. cleaned the motor mounts in 30 minutes and they came out looking new.

 

i soaked my rotors in mineral spirits...is that ok?

 

I was a real dumass when I got my FC. The engine was locked and I thought it was "carbon-locked". So I dumped alot if "Seafoam" liquid down the intake and used their spray in the spark plug holes to try and loosen it up. Turned out it was jammed with apex seals. But, when I finally got to taking it apart, the one good rotor cleaned up real easy with solvent and a wire brush.

 

Well guys this is an update,
I got my car all put together on Sunday and last night after the flooded, I got it started, rough but it was runing so tonight I will work in some minor issues like the oil gauge is not working properly, my temp gauge is not working at all amd it has a small leak in the turbo water house, other than that after three long months without a car, it felt really good have the car runing for like 20 minutes, I'll try tonight again to fix it all.
Carl