Subject: rotor sides
From: ACRE NL
Date: 12/6/2002, 6:11 AM


        Marc Wiese wrote:
        >
        > >>>I just recieved two new rotors from M-comp, and to my surprise there
        > was a slight shoulder on the rotor sides where it appears Mazda now
        > mills the rotors down by ~.002" to reduce the width.  Perhaps to
        > compensate for E-shaft flex.  I've never seen this on any of the
        > original rotors I've inspected.
        >
        > This is interesting to me because I had planned on having the rotors
        > milled down ~.004" on each side to increase the clearance, so now I'm
        > tempted to just have the milling start at that shoulder vs: all the
        > way at the outter oil control ring journal.<<<
        >
        > Marc Wiese


Jean Fouche wrote:

How about a pic of the rotor sides?

 
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