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Old 04-18-2011, 07:02 PM
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I second this! We need a How-To!! I plugged my air pump back in because I got tired of seeing the CEL on. I wanna know how to fix this. Pleeeeaaase
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Originally Posted by Twiztog43
someone should get a DIY going on replacing the bearings.
yeah, it should be Mazda

I figured it was just bearings, but got a good deal on a used one and swapped it out instead. Next time I will definitely open it up and do this.
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Originally Posted by TeamRX8
yeah, it should be Mazda

I figured it was just bearings, but got a good deal on a used one and swapped it out instead. Next time I will definitely open it up and do this.
same here, but i guess i got too good of a deal. within a couple weeks the one i just purchased on the FS section started howling. the worst part of it was that the old one was accidentally thrown out while cleaning up the parking area.
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yeah, I had tossed mine out too, oh well ... live and learn ....
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thread mentioning bearings:

https://www.rx8club.com/showthread.p...t=bad+air+pump

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https://www.rx8club.com/showpost.php...6&postcount=45

i say it needs pics tho
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The motor died on mine a year or 2 ago. The one I got second hand was quite a bit louder, probably the bearings going.. Thing is, it's continued working all that time without any changes. I've still got the old one to harvest the bearings from, but just haven't gotten around to trying.
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I just pulled out the bearings from one of my nephews skateboard wheels. I'll be doing a how-to this week on the air pump.
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