Need help removing FD flywheel
So you say the engine was rebuilt, like JUST rebuilt and never run? That just all looks like residual oil from building an engine. You put oil on the threads of the tension bolts when installing and oil on the washers so there will be some there.
Nothing looks like a big leak or anything weird.
Also....why are you removing the flywheel?
The rust on the flywheel is fine. It's raw cast iron, cast iron rusts VERY fast but that's OK, it's just surface rust. The edge that touches the orange seal may need a once-over with a Scotchbrite and that's about it.
Dale
Nothing looks like a big leak or anything weird.
Also....why are you removing the flywheel?
The rust on the flywheel is fine. It's raw cast iron, cast iron rusts VERY fast but that's OK, it's just surface rust. The edge that touches the orange seal may need a once-over with a Scotchbrite and that's about it.
Dale
I had to go down the rabbit hole because of my original problem with the clutch. When working on the transmission removal I discover an oil pan leak also. This one of many things I'm discovering from shady mechanic work.
Once the transmission is out I see that the pilot bearing is destroyed, probably done while it was put back together or it's a used rear housing. 🤷
So seeing this prompted me to further investigate. That's when I saw some oil on the main seal. Not being to knowledgeable on the reasons behind these type of issues I started to question everything I saw which one is why would there be oil coming out of the seal if it doesn't seal off the engine?
If that seal was truly leaking there would be a MASSIVE amount of oil. That to me just looks like residual oil from removing the flywheel, it has oil in there so when you remove it some oil will drip out.
A bad rear main will fling oil EVERYWHERE. Really it's not that common of a problem, just as long as the correct seal was used (the orange one is right) and it's installed properly which isn't hard to do.
BTW the pilot bearing is in the eccentric shaft so a used rear housing would have nothing to do with the condition of the pilot bearing. It's hard to say if it was re-used or replaced, pilot bearings go for a LONG time, most times it's some external force (like not getting the trans to line up properly) that will cause it to come apart like that.
Dale
A bad rear main will fling oil EVERYWHERE. Really it's not that common of a problem, just as long as the correct seal was used (the orange one is right) and it's installed properly which isn't hard to do.
BTW the pilot bearing is in the eccentric shaft so a used rear housing would have nothing to do with the condition of the pilot bearing. It's hard to say if it was re-used or replaced, pilot bearings go for a LONG time, most times it's some external force (like not getting the trans to line up properly) that will cause it to come apart like that.
Dale
Exactly what Dale said. I bought a "closing" rebuild kit that had a brown seal (I think from an RX8) but the kit said it was for an FD. It was very disappointing to see how much oil was dripping out while it was running after doing a fresh rebuild. I went to Mazda and bought the orange one and the problem went away but replacing it was painful.
BTW I drove the FD to pick up the part and the salesman asked if it was a Supra
BTW I drove the FD to pick up the part and the salesman asked if it was a Supra
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