Return-Path: Received: from out009.verizon.net ([206.46.170.131] verified) by logan.com (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.8) with ESMTP id 610090 for flyrotary@lancaironline.net; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:00:45 -0500 Received-SPF: pass receiver=logan.com; client-ip=206.46.170.131; envelope-from=finn.lassen@verizon.net Received: from verizon.net ([4.12.145.173]) by out009.verizon.net (InterMail vM.5.01.06.06 201-253-122-130-106-20030910) with ESMTP id <20050117160014.LOHP24088.out009.verizon.net@verizon.net> for ; Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:00:14 -0600 Message-ID: <41EBE109.7070400@verizon.net> Date: Mon, 17 Jan 2005 11:00:09 -0500 From: Finn Lassen User-Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows; U; Windows NT 5.1; en-US; rv:1.4) Gecko/20030624 Netscape/7.1 (ax; PROMO) X-Accept-Language: en-us, en MIME-Version: 1.0 To: Rotary motors in aircraft Subject: Re: [FlyRotary] flex plate References: In-Reply-To: Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="------------030301060300000200070809" X-Authentication-Info: Submitted using SMTP AUTH at out009.verizon.net from [4.12.145.173] at Mon, 17 Jan 2005 10:00:14 -0600 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --------------030301060300000200070809 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I guess every Ross drive is unique, but mine was a custom ALU plate with the starter ring gear crimped on. The ALU plate bolted onto the counter weight. The clutch/dampener with the splice bolted onto the ALU plate with 8 or 10 allan 8mm screws/bolts and 1/2" (?) ALU spacers. So all you need is the standard counter weight. I believe the hole pattern in the counter weight is the same for auto and manual. Finn Paul wrote: > OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had my Ross > PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod done. I > simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That was some > time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it mated to the > flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? I remember the > shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am asking this, > because I have purchased a set of street ported 4-port plates to which > I will add a set of NA rotors and housings to build up a complete > engine so I will lessen my "downtime" by hopefully swapping engines on > a weekend. I would like to have this new engine ready to bolt on and > run. I'm assuming that the stock, cast iron flywheel I have if from > a standard transmission RX7. Are the automatic and standard flywheels > different, or do you just add an automatic transmission flex plate to > the cast iron flywheel I already have? Just when I thought I had > everything figured out, I start reading new posts about flex plates.... > Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul, > what the heck is a flexplate, Conner --------------030301060300000200070809 Content-Type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I guess every Ross drive is unique, but mine was a custom ALU plate with the starter ring gear crimped on. The ALU plate bolted onto the counter weight. The clutch/dampener with the splice bolted onto the ALU plate with 8 or 10 allan 8mm screws/bolts and 1/2" (?) ALU spacers.

So all you need is the standard counter weight. I believe the hole pattern in the counter weight is the same for auto and manual.

Finn

Paul wrote:

OK....I am going to openly display my ignorance here....I had my Ross PSRU off only one time, when I had the thrust bearing mod done. I simply reinstalled it opposite of how I took it off. That was some time ago, and I can't recall what it looked like where it mated to the flywheel. Did the Ross also use an auto flex plate? I remember the shaft was splined. That's about all I recall. I am asking this, because I have purchased a set of street ported 4-port plates to which I will add a set of NA rotors and housings to build up a complete engine so I will lessen my "downtime" by hopefully swapping engines on a weekend. I would like to have this new engine ready to bolt on and run. I'm assuming that the stock, cast iron flywheel I have if from a standard transmission RX7. Are the automatic and standard flywheels different, or do you just add an automatic transmission flex plate to the cast iron flywheel I already have? Just when I thought I had everything figured out, I start reading new posts about flex plates....

Thanks in advance for any and all replies/suggestions. Paul, what the heck is a flexplate, Conner

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