how to remove the 12a flywheel, HELP!
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how to remove the 12a flywheel, HELP!
does anyone know how to remove the flywheel from a 12a? i have to swap flywheels from an 84 motor to an 81 motor (differant fly, differant clutch,..,.) but i cannot get the hue *** bolt off, i even tried a 8 ft cheater bar and no go, is there a trick to this ? please help !
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The reason why you can't swap flywheels is because the rotors from the later engines are lighter, and the balance weight of the flywheel matches them. If you install a later flywheel onto an earlier engine, there will be an imbalance and cause damage to the rear bearing.
Tell us what your friend is trying to do and we'll be able to give you some good advice.
A 5.0? In an RX-7? No offense, but... ah screw it. I don't find it very fruitful to try to convince a dyed-in-the-wool boinger person into liking rotaries.
Tell us what your friend is trying to do and we'll be able to give you some good advice.
A 5.0? In an RX-7? No offense, but... ah screw it. I don't find it very fruitful to try to convince a dyed-in-the-wool boinger person into liking rotaries.
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he just blew the motor in his rx7 (1982 12a), and he needed it swapped, so he brought the car to my place with a new engine in the pass seat (also a 12a, but a newer 12a i guesse), so i ripped the motor out, was gonna swap the clutch, and bam, differant flywheels, and because i know that the differant years have differant spline counts i know that just buying a clutch for that motor wont work because he would need a differant tranny with the matchin spling count
although, do you know if it would be possible to get a differant pressure plate and use that clutch disc, that way the spline count with match the tranny
although, do you know if it would be possible to get a differant pressure plate and use that clutch disc, that way the spline count with match the tranny
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Splines? I'm not sure what you mean. All 12As had the same number of teeth on the ring gear. Just get a 225mm clutch and pressure plate for the later engine and it'll fit fine in the tranny and the starter will work.
If the engine is perhaps an '87 or later Turbo II 13B, then the flywheel won't fit the tranny or starter.
We need more information. Pics would be helpful too.
If the engine is perhaps an '87 or later Turbo II 13B, then the flywheel won't fit the tranny or starter.
We need more information. Pics would be helpful too.
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although, do you know if it would be possible to get a differant pressure plate and use that clutch disc, that way the spline count with match the tranny
although, do you know if it would be possible to get a differant pressure plate and use that clutch disc, that way the spline count with match the tranny
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the engine is a 12a carbed, he told me it was from an 84, as far as i knew the later (83-85) 12A'S had a larger spline count on the input shaft of the transmission, so the discs were not swappable as far as i knew
i dont know where my dig is so i dont think i can get a pic up
i dont know where my dig is so i dont think i can get a pic up
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yea, thats what i was thinking of telling him, or try to see if he can trade someone for an older engine (there is guy in our city with many many rx7's)
ill have to see if he has the coin
but thanks for the info, i thought forshure i would need to use the older clutch and fly or tell him to get an older engine
i suppose ill have to wait untill he comes by later tonight to find out the story
ill have to see if he has the coin
but thanks for the info, i thought forshure i would need to use the older clutch and fly or tell him to get an older engine
i suppose ill have to wait untill he comes by later tonight to find out the story
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here's how to get the flywheel off
get a 600 pound gorilla with a half inch drive impact wrench with a 58 mm socket and have him work on it for a day or two
my advice, keep the motor/flywheel/clutch together. i'm running an 84 motor in my 79, just swap manifolds over. it'll happen just right. oh, btw, be careful with the oil coolers!!!
get a 600 pound gorilla with a half inch drive impact wrench with a 58 mm socket and have him work on it for a day or two
my advice, keep the motor/flywheel/clutch together. i'm running an 84 motor in my 79, just swap manifolds over. it'll happen just right. oh, btw, be careful with the oil coolers!!!
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how i got my fly wheel nut off was to take a 2 1/2 in=55mm socket with a short breaker bar attached. place a oem jack between the car frame and breaker bar handle and turn, easy. but that won't work on the one engine out of the car already.
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