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Hi Kaz, can you share more details about brake lamp circuit catching fire?

Xmas pressie sorted then Mrs Kaz!!

Originally Posted by Kaz-kzukNA1

Not sure from where you got the info but the piston diameter at the rear changed massively from 97+ in order to shift the brake balance towards the rear. Therefore, the piston seal and the dust boot are not the same between -010 and -J00 kit.

Long time ago, Acura discontinued the Rear calliper service kit -010 (#1 in your diagram) for the smaller calliper spec (91 – 96) in US.
In Japan, we can still get it without any issues. I just order all of my parts directly from Japan.

If you own the NSX with the smaller calliper spec and if you can’t get -010 early spec (91 – 96) Rear calliper service kit but can get hold of –J00 later spec (97+) one, then you may find it easier to just buy –J00 x 2 + [#7 x 2 + #9 x 2 (for the 91 – 96 models)] to replace the piston seal and dust boot that are included in the –J00 kit.
Rest of the parts such as pin boot, o-ring, seal, gasket, grease, etc are the same.

Otherwise, you need to buy #43 x 4, #7 x 2, #9 x 2, #11 x 2, #20 x 2, #25 x 2, brake line seal washer x 4 separately and on top of these, you must get hold of good quality grease set that you may not have.


Quite surprised that you can get –J00 but not the -010 because I thought it was something to do with the chemical used in the included grease but both comes with exactly the same type and number of greases so not sure why…..


You can use any kind of pressure or vacuum bleeder.
The key is the attachment for the brake master cyl reservoir.
It’s a Japanese car so I just use the tool from Japan.
Reservoir attachment: KTC – Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd. ABX70-H1
The attachment holder (chain clamp): ABX70-E1
You need the correct mating fitting at the end of pressure/vacuum hose where it meets the attachment.

I have no doubt the socket from Snap-on is the thinnest and the strongest product and thus, love them.
There are nice tools from many other countries including but not limited to Germany, France, Japan, etc.

Kaz

Hi Kaz, thanks for detailed explanation. I was led to believe for 97+ there was only brake disc size change. Which now when I think about it makes little to no sense without increasing clamping force -> piston size increase. For 91-96 rear piston size looks to be 42mm and increased to 48mm for 97+ models. I will probably order later model repair kit and just replace piston seal and dust boot from earlier years. Just like you have suggested.

I'll give Motive a try as it seems like a good choice - http://amzn.com/B00CJ5DWKO



Hope it seals well.

Thank you,
Roman

Not sure from where you got the info but the piston diameter at the rear changed massively from 97+ in order to shift the brake balance towards the rear. Therefore, the piston seal and the dust boot are not the same between -010 and -J00 kit.

Long time ago, Acura discontinued the Rear calliper service kit -010 (#1 in your diagram) for the smaller calliper spec (91 – 96) in US.
In Japan, we can still get it without any issues. I just order all of my parts directly from Japan.

If you own the NSX with the smaller calliper spec and if you can’t get -010 early spec (91 – 96) Rear calliper service kit but can get hold of –J00 later spec (97+) one, then you may find it easier to just buy –J00 x 2 + [#7 x 2 + #9 x 2 (for the 91 – 96 models)] to replace the piston seal and dust boot that are included in the –J00 kit.
Rest of the parts such as pin boot, o-ring, seal, gasket, grease, etc are the same.

Otherwise, you need to buy #43 x 4, #7 x 2, #9 x 2, #11 x 2, #20 x 2, #25 x 2, brake line seal washer x 4 separately and on top of these, you must get hold of good quality grease set that you may not have.


Quite surprised that you can get –J00 but not the -010 because I thought it was something to do with the chemical used in the included grease but both comes with exactly the same type and number of greases so not sure why…..


You can use any kind of pressure or vacuum bleeder.
The key is the attachment for the brake master cyl reservoir.
It’s a Japanese car so I just use the tool from Japan.
Reservoir attachment: KTC – Kyoto Tool Co., Ltd. ABX70-H1
The attachment holder (chain clamp): ABX70-E1
You need the correct mating fitting at the end of pressure/vacuum hose where it meets the attachment.

I have no doubt the socket from Snap-on is the thinnest and the strongest product and thus, love them.
There are nice tools from many other countries including but not limited to Germany, France, Japan, etc.

Kaz

Originally Posted by solidol

Hi Kaz,

I was curious about the pressure bleeder you use. Also I just looked at parts catalog and looks like 01473-SL0-010 (Caliper Set, RR; #1 on Appendix A) has been discontinued. What do you use to rebuild rear calipers? Rebuild kits for front brakes are available though.

Thank you,
Roman

Appendix A:

Apparently with 97+ brakes upgrade piston size haven't changed. Even though Honda changed the part number to 01473-SL0-J00. This one is still available to order in US.

Originally Posted by Kaz-kzukNA1

Hi, solidol.

The answer is in the next blog post - pressure bleeding. Just posted it.

http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/entry.php?165...oyo-Rad-etc-15

Kaz

Hi Kaz,

I was curious about the pressure bleeder you use. Also I just looked at parts catalog and looks like 01473-SL0-010 (Caliper Set, RR; #1 on Appendix A) has been discontinued. What do you use to rebuild rear calipers? Rebuild kits for front brakes are available though.

Thank you,
Roman

Appendix A:

Hi, solidol.

The answer is in the next blog post - pressure bleeding. Just posted it.

http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/entry.php?165...oyo-Rad-etc-15


Kaz

Hi Kaz, thanks to for sharing. I'm planning to rebuild my rear brakes soon. What are you using for "one man" brakes bleeding?

Hi Kaz,

Thanks for the info and I will try to get one.

Alan

Hi, Alan.
Not sure it's available in your country but it's this one;

http://www.nsxcb.co.uk/entry.php?158...Refresh-etc-15

Available through Amazon US, UK, Japan but not sure of the best place to source it in your area.

Kaz

Hi Kaz,

May I know what is "303 protectant"? Is that some kind of lotion?

Thanks

Alan

Mmmm, liking them high lift cams for an NA uplift in ponies ... but its not that simply unfortunately ... I'm also liking Kaiser Silver more and more, thanx for posting

How about 19

Kaz

What a great facility - 10 NSX in one place!

Interesting that you wrap the area under the oil filter, I made a cardboard 'diverter' which slots in nicely under the filter and stops oil going where it's not wanted. Was thinking of making a better version up in FRP, or hopefully if I give Jonathan our forum fabricator the pattern, he could make a few up....

Finally, managed to test the car in heavy shower on last Wednesday.




Stayed inside the car for about 30min with paper towel in hand and continuously looking for any water seepage around the front and rear sashes as well as from around the edge of the window glass.
Happy with the result so decided to go out for the test driving session.


It was really heavy rain so if there was no water seepage under this condition, it would be fine in almost other wet conditions.
Lots and lots of standing water and it was still raining heavily that majority of the time, I was under 50mph but occasionally, managed to get upto 60mph for a few seconds.






Came back and once again monitored the area around the sashes and glass edges from inside and outside.
I can only attach 4 photos in the comment section so rest of the photos will be inside the owner's photo album.
Happy with the result so ready for the collection.



Later, I power washed the car and still no seepage so if it can withstand the power wash, should be fine under natural rain.
The car is ready for the collection and in fact, the owner collected it yesterday.

Thank you for using my service.


As a side note, for some reason, the engine on this NSX feels much more powerful compared to the same year model/spec NSX despite still having the OEM 3.0L anchor manifold.

And once again, this NSX has one of the most comfortable and really good feedback through the suspension setup.
I had three NSX (all red, the fastest colour) at my place and test driven them on exactly the same road on the same day with the same tyre on all three NSX and this one was the best feeling from the suspension setup point of view.
I must admit, I made big mistake in selecting Type-S OEM damper/coil on UK road even with the corrected rake between the front and rear based on my test on Japanese road.

I just lose traction on rough surface and the resonance frequency around 50 – 60mph on very bad surface is a nightmare as it shakes my body continuously and very uncomfortable...…

One day, when I have some time, I’ll switch to the same suspension setup as this one but probably, the A/C evaporator is the higher priority….

Kaz

Hi, all.
Thank you for the kind comment for both my service and my hand.
Started to work on the car again from yesterday with one dead nail….

Hi, Clive. I’ll email you the cost as it depends on whether I can re-use all of the existing parts or not.
Please note that I don’t do this as a regular service so there is no specific turnaround time.
Normally, I don’t have enough spare time while working on other NSX so depending on the status of other projects, I may or may not be able to accept the request.

On this occasion, the owner was having other big services on his NSX so it was off the road for ages and thus, I could refurbish the drive shaft at my convenient schedule.

If you need it very soon, I think NSXGB is selling his Surtrack Left side MT spec drive shaft at the moment.
On NSX Prime, there was a thread about the Insane Shafts. Some of the NSX Prime members got them.

Kaz

Hi Kaz, great stuff.
Presumably you have a fixed charge for this thurough service/overhaul, if so can you please say how much you charge and your turn around time??
Cheers,
Clive

hi Kaz how is the hand?

What a transformation - impressive!