FLYWHEEL HELP

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 12:06 pm

Well I bought a MIATA fidanza flywheel for the 1.6L. I also bought a centreforce 1.6L MX3 clutch. THEY DO NOT MATCH UP. The dowels are way off, and the fidanza looks bigger. COULD THIS BE THE 1.8L flywheel!? Sure seems like it!!! How much bigger is the 1.8 than the 1.6??

So f***ing pissed off!!!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 12:20 pm

The flywheel is around the same size as the one i took off, but the locating dowels and the bolt holes are in different places!

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 12:55 pm

Do I need to buy a Miata clutch, instead of the MX3 clutch??

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 1:03 pm

btw here are some pics of the flywheel: http://myhilux.myphotoalbum.com/view_ph ... d=IMGP0800

http://myhilux.myphotoalbum.com/view_ph ... d=IMGP0801

torpedan · Post by **torpedan** » August 8th, 2006, 4:30 pm

CAn i get a side profile view of the clutch?

Its not a BP Flywheel, it looks simlar to a b6 but i cant say yes or no because its a very generic style.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 4:46 pm

OK flywheel has been confirmed as the 1.6L Mazda Miata flywheel. Yeah I can get a side shot of the clutch. So maybe an mx3 clutch will NOT match up with a miata flywheel? Maybe I need a Miata clutch as well?

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » August 8th, 2006, 4:58 pm

i see what u mean there off u'll need the miata pressure plate only and u can use the mx-3 disc. so that the trans slide right up.

as for ur belts to ur UDP

Gates Mirco V PS/AC belt part # K040384 $25.00

Gates Mirco V ALT. belt part # K040340 $25.00

$25.00 the amount i paid per belt 2 years ago probly gone down in price.

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 4:59 pm

here are some side shots:

http://myhilux.myphotoalbum.com/view_ph ... d=IMGP0802

http://myhilux.myphotoalbum.com/view_ph ... d=IMGP0803

http://myhilux.myphotoalbum.com/view_ph ... d=IMGP0804

Limegreen mx-3 · Post by **Limegreen mx-3** » August 8th, 2006, 5:04 pm

that does not look like a centerforce pressure plate they are orange like act is yellow. i got the same results u did when i put a mx-3 perssure plate on a 1.6 miata flywheel. & the miata perssure plate

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 5:06 pm

well i'm sure it's centreforce. It's only a stage 1, maybe the stage 2+ are orange.... So you're saying that you couldn't put your mx3 pressure plate onto a fidanza flywheel either? Any suggestions anyone?

Joey's mx · Post by **Joey's mx** » August 8th, 2006, 5:31 pm

actaully you can run a mx-3 clutch kit with a miata flywheel i am doing right now!!!

I am running a fidanza miata flywheel with a stage 3 SPEC clutch kit, and had no problems with them not linning up!!!!

Try linning up the pins and the holes on the fidanza and your stock flywheel to see if it is the flywheel or the pressure plate that has the wrong pattern??

But yeah i agree that does not look like a centerforce pressure palte at all!?

Boris · Post by **Boris** » August 8th, 2006, 5:52 pm

oh really? Yeah the stock flywheel has different locating dowels. The Fidanza's locating dowels and holes are closer to the end of the flywheel.

The new pressure plate works on my old flywheel, which is why I thought the flywheel was wrong, but supposedly (according to the place I bought it from) it's a mazda miata flywheel for a 1990-93 1.6L

I'm really confused now, i don't really know what to do. The numbers on the fidanza box were the correct part #...

I'll try putting my old pressure plate on the fidanza flywheel to see what happens, i'm pretty sure it won't work though.

This sucks,
Boris

Joey's mx · Post by **Joey's mx** » August 8th, 2006, 9:22 pm

so then it would be the wrong flywheel!!! I will try and find the part number from my fidanza flywheel to match it up with yours!!!

MechaManZero · Post by **MechaManZero** » August 8th, 2006, 11:22 pm

Joey's mx wrote:so then it would be the wrong flywheel!!! I will try and find the part number from my fidanza flywheel to match it up with yours!!!

Man I wish I got all excited like you when I talk with a lot of these ! thingies!!!!! LMAO!!!!!

WingleBeast · Post by **WingleBeast** » August 8th, 2006, 11:47 pm

definately does not look like a centerforce