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88rotors 04-01-15 12:15 PM

Usable rotor?
 
Did a disassembly of my motor to do a rebuild and clean. I have this rotor I'm worried about. I wouldn't mind repairing it, but I'm not sure if it's repair-able.


https://i.imgur.com/ignVEz4.jpg

Picture of rotor in question.

Thanks.

lduley 04-01-15 12:25 PM

If you got a file and carefully filed it out you should be ok. Is that the only bad corner? Almost looks like it was dropped on accident

88rotors 04-01-15 12:33 PM

Unfortunately, it sat in someone's trunk and got flung around for a day. I'll get some more pictures of the other side, it does have some issues on the other side of the rotor too.

How would I go about fixing that with a file?

Other Picture: https://i.imgur.com/MZtTv8t.jpg

rotorholic 04-01-15 03:21 PM

bend it very carefully and file it back to specs, you should be ok.

lduley 04-01-15 06:29 PM


Originally Posted by 88rotors (Post 11894471)
Unfortunately, it sat in someone's trunk and got flung around for a day. I'll get some more pictures of the other side, it does have some issues on the other side of the rotor too.

How would I go about fixing that with a file?

Other Picture: https://i.imgur.com/MZtTv8t.jpg

You'd take a file thats 2mm think, and slide it in and out "ahem" until its nice and smooth

88rotors 04-15-15 01:24 PM

I finally got around to getting another picture of the damaged rotor. This time with the side-seal location and corner seal location.

https://i.imgur.com/ztJwTCh.jpg

If this rotor is crap, would I be able to use

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Mazda-Rx7-Engine-Rotors-86-non-turbo-with-counter-weights-matched-engine-/251917312500?hash=item3aa77121f4&vxp=mtr
In my 88 13b rebuild?

evo_koa 04-15-15 01:38 PM

that rotor is no good

88rotors 04-16-15 01:16 PM

Thanks, I was worried about that.

I'm looking at getting a new rotor. I read on the forums that as long as they are within one letter, I can swap out a rotor without having to replace them as a set. Anyone have some input?

I believe my rotors are E, so would a D or E rotor work just fine?

13B S4 N/A

orange 04-16-15 01:51 PM

If the rotor is not the same letter, you could always get the compete rotating assembly balanced, then you would not have to worry!

88rotors 04-16-15 02:24 PM

So if the replacement rotor is not the letters I need, I can just send the whole assembly to get balanced? I could go grab a C or B rotor?

There is an auction listed two posts or so up that have a set of rotors on sale for 200, would that be a better investment? If I did go with those rotors, would I have to get another shaft, or would my original one work? Just trying to make sure I have all the things I need before my rebuild.


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