well, im in the middle of a rebuild. . . i have all my stuff layed out on cardboard so that its all marked. i ordered a "rotor kit" from atkins. i just checked my layout to find it mysteriously knocked around. the seals i dont care about, but the metal oil rings. . . . dont those have to be on the same side and all that stuff? does it really matter THAT much? i really dont feel like ordering those damn things as im ready to put it back together. . . after 8+ months of sitting. what do you guys think? will it hurt anything to put em in without them being in the original slots?

thanks,
paul

 

Just fit each one in a rotor and be sure that no ring sticks or binds . if you have sanded or used a stone on the side plates, the rings will need time to reseat any way. If a ring seams loose try it in another position. mix and match for the best fit for each. You will be fine, take your time you have been down this long

 

If your talking about the Rotor Oil Seals, its the oil seal springs that MUST be installed as shown in the fsm. The springs have a squared off end and a more or less round end. They must go as described in the fsm. Download the Engine section from http://www.iluvmyrx7.com

Its not going to matter that much if you got the oil seals mixed b/t rotors, but you must install the rotor oil seal springs correctly.

 

Important:
1)the rings must be installed so that when the feel the resistace of the side housings on them the do NOT spin in the rotor. if you follow the directions in the manula about the spring and groove placement this wont be a problem.
2)the rings must be well cleaned.
outside: sand (#400 grit) them on a flat surface to slighty rough them up an remove all carbon (this is more important on the outside where carbon sometimes builds).
inside: carbon also build here which might damage the new rubber o-rings that you are installing. take a metal pick and brake cleaner and clean them out.
3)when installing them they must float without much resistance in the rotor (this is true for all the seals in the rotor).

Unimportant:
1)the slots they were previosly in.

hope it helps,
justin

 

This thread :: https://www.rx7club.com/forum/showth...hreadid=108776

And this jpg:

Like the man said, its the rotation your concerned about. If the paint on the springs is kaput, you can look at the jpg and figure how to orientate the springs/metal seal vs rotor direction.