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  1. Drive shaft 10

    by , 16-07-2011 at 11:41 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
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    Applied silicone grease to all of the suspension bolts in preparation for visiting the alignment platform next week.




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    Both Right and Left drive shaft are now installed.


    Suspension bolts and nuts will be tightened to the spec once the car is lowered ...
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  2. Drive shaft 09

    by , 15-07-2011 at 11:30 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)






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    Left drive shaft refurbished.


    What a short word to describe such a long task...



    Time to put everything back in place.


    Before installing the drive shaft, cleaned the area around the wheel speed sensor.




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    Rear right sensor looked to ...

    Updated 06-08-2011 at 12:42 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  3. Drive shaft 07

    by , 14-07-2011 at 08:45 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)




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    As seen on many UK based NSX, the drive shaft grease was already broken down and turned into ‘melted coffee ice cream’ resulting in lack of lubrication under heavy load.


    On this NSX, the ride height, suspension setup and the tyre/wheel combo are still within the OEM spec so it didn’t put excessive load on the drive shaft but when you change anything on the chassis setup, you must consider the overhaul interval ...
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  4. Drive shaft 06

    by , 13-07-2011 at 11:45 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)








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    Leaky right side outboard joint.


    All four joints disassembled and 1st stage cleaning process done.


    Painted the four joints….





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    Time for another long-long 100’s of pin bearing planting process next….

    Kaz

    Updated 14-07-2011 at 08:12 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  5. Drive shaft 04

    by , 11-07-2011 at 11:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)





    Only managed to spend a few hours on this NSX today as I had to carry out MOT testing on my NSX and MX-5 first.


    During the Health Check, reported the owner that there was a possibility that the trans case seal might be leaking slightly.






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    Had a look at it again and still the area looked wet so decided to replace it. ...

    Updated 14-07-2011 at 08:10 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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