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please can you help me? i have a 93rx7 and i had an oil leak coming from the main pulley so i was going to take it to get the seal changed.now this is the wierd thing when i started it the next day the gears wouldnt go in .i managed to squeese 1st in and there was a bad sqeeking noise comeing from under.my mechanic took the clutch off and found the pressure plate damaged.now this is were i realy need your help there isnt any rotary specialists were i am .my mechanic said that the crankshaft plate is very loose it plays in and out .is it ment to be like this but he doesnt know?or is there a seriouse problem in the engine?does anyone know the clearances of the crankshaft? thank you for helping.

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Check out Mazdatrix's warning about the big bolt in the crank pulley. If you changed that seal you probably shifted the crank & unseated the bearing. Bummer

http://www.mazdatrix.com/faq/pulley.htm

I would have your mechanic give them a call to clarify, but I think the damage is done. sorry.