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  1. TB/WP/Valve 03

    by , 10-06-2011 at 11:27 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    In the process of draining the coolant as well as removing the parts.



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    Looks like this crank pulley was never replaced.

    The metal weight was still not dislocated but the actual pulley body was very rusty and lots of debris were peeling off.



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    Draining the coolant from the rear engine block.


    The existing ...
  2. Drive shaft 03

    by , 10-06-2011 at 11:22 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)
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    The poor right drive shaft...


    Someone tried to fix the grease leakage without removing the seized joint from the hub.



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    This boot band is not the one from the factory nor the one in the OEM service kit.


    Some sort of aftermarket one was used and probably installed it while the drive shaft was on the car.



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    Transaxle , Driveshaft
  3. Drive shaft 02

    by , 10-06-2011 at 11:18 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    While waiting for the coolant to drain, started to remove several parts for TB service.



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    However, the grease splashed from the outboard joint of right drive shaft was getting everywhere that I decided to remove it and clean the area first.


    Also, I don’t like to see my cloth and floor getting dirty.

    It’s one thing strictly controlled at the race team.


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    Transaxle , Driveshaft
  4. No email access

    by , 10-06-2011 at 10:53 AM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    Yesterday (Thursday, 9th), between 5:00pm – 11:00pm, my email server (outside of UK) was going through the maintenance service and thus, it was not possible to send or receive any emails.



    And now I was told that I may experience some issues such as difficulty in accessing the email for a while.


    Therefore, if you sent any email during the above period yesterday and if you haven’t heard from me by the end of tomorrow (Saturday), ...
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    Personal View/Self Talk
  5. Main Relay, Parking brake lever button

    by , 09-06-2011 at 11:40 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - ex-Honda R&D, F1, Indy/CART engineer)



    While waiting for the cooling system to cool down after the compression check, decided to work on the cabin side for a while.




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    New Main Relay installed.


    You can find the procedure and detail from here.
    http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/showthread.ph...6800#post66800


    You can find the same link from my ‘NSX Technical and Service Information ...

    Updated 10-06-2011 at 11:20 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

    Categories
    Body , Electronics