My first Rx-8 but with a broken engine
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My first Rx-8 but with a broken engine
Got a JDM Rx-8 6-port with a broke engine for $1,270...its engine has a bearing failure. Both rotors spun its bearings. Stationary gear main bearings are both heavily scratched. One of the rotors bearing are even hard to remove from the eccentric shaft. Both rotors are scratched where the bearings slides. All seals...apex, side and corner seals are all intact...no cracks etc.
Previous owner said that only 1 rotor is running.
Is it possible for one rotor not to run due to a bearing failure? considering that all the seals are intact?
Also when I dismantled the engine..I noticed the stationary gear main bearings are with stopper screws version
I have 2 broken Rx-8 4-port engines and will be the source of parts to rebuild the 6-port engine...but I noticed that its stationary gear main bearings have no stopper screws version. Can I use the stationary gear from the 4-port? the one with no stopper screws?
Thanks
Previous owner said that only 1 rotor is running.
Is it possible for one rotor not to run due to a bearing failure? considering that all the seals are intact?
Also when I dismantled the engine..I noticed the stationary gear main bearings are with stopper screws version
I have 2 broken Rx-8 4-port engines and will be the source of parts to rebuild the 6-port engine...but I noticed that its stationary gear main bearings have no stopper screws version. Can I use the stationary gear from the 4-port? the one with no stopper screws?
Thanks
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Got a JDM Rx-8 6-port with a broke engine for $1,270...its engine has a bearing failure. Both rotors spun its bearings. Stationary gear main bearings are both heavily scratched. One of the rotors bearing are even hard to remove from the eccentric shaft. Both rotors are scratched where the bearings slides. All seals...apex, side and corner seals are all intact...no cracks etc.
Previous owner said that only 1 rotor is running.
Is it possible for one rotor not to run due to a bearing failure? considering that all the seals are intact?
Also when I dismantled the engine..I noticed the stationary gear main bearings are with stopper screws version
I have 2 broken Rx-8 4-port engines and will be the source of parts to rebuild the 6-port engine...but I noticed that its stationary gear main bearings have no stopper screws version. Can I use the stationary gear from the 4-port? the one with no stopper screws?
Thanks
Previous owner said that only 1 rotor is running.
Is it possible for one rotor not to run due to a bearing failure? considering that all the seals are intact?
Also when I dismantled the engine..I noticed the stationary gear main bearings are with stopper screws version
I have 2 broken Rx-8 4-port engines and will be the source of parts to rebuild the 6-port engine...but I noticed that its stationary gear main bearings have no stopper screws version. Can I use the stationary gear from the 4-port? the one with no stopper screws?
Thanks
You'll need a stationary gear for a 6 port, you cant use the 4 port stationary gear. However, rotors, rotor housings, e-shaft and oil pump are the same between the 4 port and 6 port. Everything else on the 4 port wouldn't really be helpful to you. Are the irons themselves trashed as well?
Wouldn't recommend reusing any seals even if they are intact. Better to buy a rebuild kit that has everything else you are gonna need. All comes down to the current condition of your 6 port irons though. If they are trashed as well, its gonna get real expensive real fast.
Last edited by CaymanRotary; 03-02-2020 at 08:30 AM.
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Dont know the specific reason why, I just know they are different, thus I couldnt recommend using the 4 port stat gear on a 6 port motor. You could just get a good used set of stat gears from ebay or something.
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