Driveshaft

Each joint housing has been cleaned to this level for thorough inspection.


Shaft being painted and placed white mark for the RH MT drive shaft.

Make sure to place each roller back to its original position with original orientation in the joint.

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Updated 15-07-2011 at 08:46 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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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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Leaky right side outboard joint.


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


Painted the four joints….

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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Not feeling well over the last few days but keep pushing….

New trans case seal attached to the SST.


Create oil free surface at the trans case and push in the new seal.

Installed.

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

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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.

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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