Going to Summit Point this weekend, in NoVa now, investigated a clunking sound when shifting and discovered that my PPF was about to fall off the diff. Rear bolt was barely hanging on, front bolt is gone along with the bottom sleeve. What to do!?
Going to Summit Point this weekend, in NoVa now, investigated a clunking sound when shifting and discovered that my PPF was about to fall off the diff. Rear bolt was barely hanging on, front bolt is gone along with the bottom sleeve. What to do!?
I have a spare bolt and maybe sleeve but they are in columbus. How does it feel if you just torque down the remaining bolt?
Good question... Seems fine but I'm a risk taker, would anyone else go on track with 1 bolt there? Check it every session?
Not sure if that's a great idea... Use lots of red loctite? :)
Anyone know length and thread pitch?
Based on what I saw another SM do on track when it went out with loose PPF: DO NOT DO IT.
I can measure when I get home. My car did rallycross with the diff held in by a chain when the housing ear snapped so I wouldn't be too worried about it if you keep an eye on it.
Evan, love it.
May have found one, heading to Tysons Corner.
I was going to suggest Priority Mazda, but suspect you already found them.
Yeah, or a junkyard, or a craigslist WTB. I'm a risk taker, but I wouldn't risk that one.
The problem that you have is since there's only 1 out of 2, and those bolts are pinching the PPF onto the diff, with one you're not going to keep it from laterally shifting @ the pinch point. I doubt you'd have a vertical problem, but the lateral motion is going to work the one loose.
Don't loctite those bolts in, or you're going to hate yourself later.
If you can't find it elsewhere, there are several Miata teams/fabricators with shops at Summit Point.
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