20B Centre Bearing Plate - Zero Stock

[FD3UK]

Just read this on rx7club.com -

"Just recieved word that 20B centre bearing plates are now nil stock Japan and are no longer made !!!"

Clicky


Guess there will be some plates about going for silly money now, if it turns out to be true.

Kev

[MikeLMR]

Mazda have stopped making 12a housings and earlier 13b housings too.

[Iwan]

bad news about this, but sorry, the engine is just 10 years old. So Mazda should have some parts for this engine, no them must have parts!

Have just droped few mails to Rotary friends in Japan, hope them have few stock.

REgards
Iwan

[Ricco_04]

If Mazda have stopped producing them do you think they will be able to sell the design or whatever to a company that will make them - if you get me!  :rolleyes:

[slippers]

Guys

Could you enlighten me as to what the centre bearing plate does and why /when you would need to replace it?  I have no idea about mechanical stuff but I\'m looking to get a 20b cosmo soon and would like to know if this is going to be a huge potential problem.

Thanks in advance.
Jon

[banned advertiser]

Its the sandwich for want of better words the plate that sits between the rotor housings. On a three rotor it has a bearing in the middleish of the essentric shaft, it holds that bearing.
Racing beat make aftermarket ends and center plates so it should not be to much of a problem and I think one or two others are looking or making alternatives. Plus the reusable ones.

[slippers]

Cheers Gary

I understood "sandwich" and "not be too much of a problem", I\'ll try and read up about the rest, car mechanics for duffers it is.

regards
Jon

[DMRH]

I heard about the "No more centre bearing plates" rumour & bought a new one for myself just in case. Paid AUS$900 for it but was worth it....... :yes

2 months later & the rumour became a reality. No more centre bearing plates guys.

Unless I sell my Cosmo, I will not sell my spare centre bearing plate seperately. Its now too valuable.

However, I know a guy that has 2 of them new & he isn\' even into rotaries. So if your "desperate" then buzz me & do a deal with him... :confused: