Fitting side seals?

[Grizzly]

Has anyone got any Tips on Fitting these things??

To be Quite honist its Driving me mad :2Confused

I have been using a Sharpening stone to take them down but its such a Boring job and its just taken me 6 hours to do one rotor and i have to look forward to doing the other one tomorow

Is there any way of taking down the them down with a grinder or some thing like that and finishing off with a Sharpening stone?? I would have done this but i did\'nt want to overheat and warp the seals.

[banned advertiser]

Stay with the stone, its long but you cant take to much off, its a better smoother finish and its how its shown in the DIY-RE dvd set.

[mikeyh]

lol thats just what i watched today and guy was at it for a long time
and i was thinking omg looks like a very long job

[Grizzly]

O yeh

It\'s my new worsed job.

If they are in tolarance don\'t change them.

[bnaellis]

I use the wet & dry rubbing down paper like what they use in a bodyshop.
Or emery cloth. Normally takes me about 20 per side seal.

[DRAGON]

Are you using RA seals?

[Grizzly]

No these are Atkins

i\'d say there 5mm too long.

[DRAGON]

If you used genuine Mazda you wouldn\'t have these problems.
I use 600 grit wet and dry.

[paul3944]

I was thinking about this as i\'ve yet to tackle it.

I\'ve read putting a side seal in a knackered rotor and using a dremel with a circular sanding drum
placed into the corner seal bore works a treat and keeps the angle.

Paul

[Grizzly]

Yeh but then you have set it up to another Rotor thats defeating the object of tolarance.

Ross, Do the Mazda Seals come pre cut then? (or closer cut)

[Martiny]

Last time I built a Motor, I had to grind the Mazda seals.

[Martiny]

Yeh but then you have set it up to another Rotor thats defeating the object of tolarance.

Not really -  grind them in the other rotor, but keep checking the clearance on the real rotor ?

[oldone]

Genuine MAZDA seals are a quick and easy to do..ditto on the paper Ross,only way to do it.:Typing

[Grizzly]

Well the next engine i build will be getting Mazda Side seals.

I have tried putting the seal in an old rotor and taking it down close and finishing it off with the Sharpening stone, that seems to work quite well.

[oldone]

For ONE day motors only (motor fitted to race car to sort suspension outon test days),I have just used the grindstone to fit them quickly....:2eek