Does anyone know the widths for all three side housings?
What is the minimum depts for the inner and outter water seal grouves?

 

I asked Mazdatrix about it today. No irons to check thickness, but they said the minimum water seal groove depth should be .054".

 

^New housings have ~1.60 mm groove depth, which is 0.063", so that sounds about right.... A decrease in groove depth of about 15%.

You shouldn't need to check width given the above info, just check for warping with a street edge and check for wear at four spots on the iron face shown in the FSM. At 3 and 9 o'clock I don't like anything with more than three thousands or so of wear, preferably less.

Nothing I dislike more than expending blood, sweat, and time street porting old worn out irons.

 

I also would like to know the widths for all three side housings . this would indicate if they have been lapped, grinded or machined and would give me a good idea of what is left of the nitriding

 

pretty sure this can be determined by measuring the coolant seal depth since if your removing material on the face of the iron you are going to decrease the amount of depth of the coolant seal grove on that face as well.

 

Here is a new rear housing, 4 readings per:

Rear Thickness
2.362” x 1
2.363” x 2
2.364” x 1
Inner Seal Depth
.061” x 3
.062” x 1
Outter Seal Depth
.059” x 3
.062” x 1

Having these values gives one the ability to know how good their housings are for resurfacing.

 

Quite right as long as the groove has not been remachined this is my reason for checking both will give the big picture

thanks you would not have the other thicknesses by any chance?

 

NO, that is why I asked.

 

I have a damaged 2001 engine from a front clip low millage when I open it up I will measure the plates and give you the measurements so we will have reference

 

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Here are new plate measurments for FD plates, 4 readings per:

Front plate Thickness
1.576" x 2
1.578” x 2
Inner Seal Depth
.061” x 2
.062” x 2
Outter Seal Depth
.060" x 1
.061” x 2
.062” x 1

Center plate Thickness
1.972” x 1
1.980” x 2
1.981” x 1
Inner Seal Depth
.061” x 3
.062” x 1
Outter Seal Depth
.060” x 2
.061" x 1
.062” x 1

Rear Thickness
2.362” x 3
2.364” x 1
Inner Seal Depth
.061” x 3
.062” x 1
Outter Seal Depth
.060” x 3
.062” x 1

keep as reference
hope you get this

 

Thanks. It goes into my FD database.