Oil Seal Spring Assembly Note

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Assemble the oil seal spring with the identification color upward.

OIL SEAL SPRING IDENTIFICATION COLOR

Rotor	Front Rotor		Rear Rotor
Rotor	Engine Front Side	Engine Rear Side	Engine Front Side	Engine Rear Side
Inner	White	Blue	White	Blue
Outer	White+Pink	Blue+Pink	White+Pink	Blue+Pink

CAUTION:

It is possible that the identification color may not be visible when reusing the oil spring. In that case, assemble the rounded end towards the rotor side and the squared end upward.
Be careful when assembling the oil seal spring of the front and rear rotor since each spring of the engine front side and engine rear side are the same.

NOTE:

Either one of the two rotation lock slots on the oil seal can be used as a reference.

Fig 1: Assembling Oil Seal Spring

Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.

Assemble the rounded end within 0-15 mm {0-0.59 in} away from the oil seal spring rotation lock.

Fig 2: Identifying Oil Seal Spring Rotation Lock
Courtesy of MAZDA MOTORS CORP.