Sticking Side Seal
#1
I'm rebuilding my engine and I'm reusing most of the side seals. All the old ones went in fine, but when I tried to install the new ones I ordered from mazdatrix, they didn't fit right. Seemed to be just a hair too long, so they jam up against the corner seals and wont move freely up and down (and yes, I'm sure I ordered the correct part). I'm thinking about just sanding the ends down so they fit in correctly, would there be any downside to this?
#4
yes, I am checking all the clearances, which is why i had to replace a few of the side seals. I just didnt expect the new ones to be so far out of spec. I looked through the manual some more and found the note about new side seals, so I'll just follow their reccomendation to sand the non-angled end until its correct. Thanks for the help.
#6
Originally Posted by incendui' date='Jan 26 2003, 12:10 AM
yes, I am checking all the clearances, which is why i had to replace a few of the side seals. I just didnt expect the new ones to be so far out of spec. I looked through the manual some more and found the note about new side seals, so I'll just follow their reccomendation to sand the non-angled end until its correct. Thanks for the help.
#7
hmm, thats dissapointing to hear. honestly, I've been doing this engine as a side project and by this point I'm fairly certain I've made a number of mistakes (these things really take your full attention). I'm considering just getting a a cheap jspec and throwing it in, or finding someone to re-rebuild it. know anyone near boston who would want to take on a project of rebuilding a shoddily put together 13bt?
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