Well, I recently bought a used aluminum flywheel with the following
description:
Quote:
RX7
8.5Lb Fidanza Aluminum Flywheel for FB or FC
For sale is a 8.5lb
Aluminum Fidanza Flywheel for a RX7 Non Turbo , its used and could use a new
friction plate
fits 86-91 Non turbo RX7s might fit Fb 2nd gen RX7s as
well i'm not 100% sure
Unquote.
It was reasonably priced,
since I don't need the wear surface, so I figured it would be 'plan B' if I
ever have an issue with the flex plate.
When it arrived (yesterday,
after everyone was gone), I sat it on top of my (cracked) flex plate, and
it's almost an inch smaller in diameter. The mounting holes in the center
seem to line up properly. I remember reading about milling the drive plate
to move the starter .2" closer to the engine, but I don't remember anything
about the smaller diameter.
So, my questions:
Did I purchase the
wrong item, would I simply make my starter cutout in the plate closer to the
centerline to account for the smaller diameter, or was the flywheel
mis-represented?
If it's not the described item, I need to send it
back, but I don't want to bother the seller if I simply bought the wrong
flywheel.
Thanks,
Charlie