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Now I understood why there was clicking noise at the Left drive shaft after removing it from the car and even when rotated it by just the hand.





There was no 60deg offset between the inboard and outboard spider/tripod.



The way the locking band was installed was also not the factory spec so someone opened this drive shaft in the past.



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Updated 03-10-2012 at 10:59 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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Driveshaft

The owner mentioned that the idle rpm was stable but not quite.


I’ll be cleaning the TH butterfly for the owner this time.


Removed the air box for the preparation.



As mentioned to the owner previously, looks like our small friend visited this area in the past and enjoyed chewing the rubber bits.


No damage to the wire so good news.


I have seen this ...

Updated 03-10-2012 at 10:59 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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Fuel and Emissions

New pulley installed and torqued to the spec.


My Digital torque wrench that failed the other day was replaced with a completely new one and used it for tightening the pulley bolt to the spec.


Thanks for the life time warranty and quick customer support from the manufacture and the tool shop that I always use.


Tensioned the ACG and A/C belts and torqued all the bolts/nuts to the ...

Updated 03-10-2012 at 11:00 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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Engine/Tyre

Received email from Honda Japan that they are launching new parts for our NSX. Suspension, rear wing, brake pads, etc....


These were preliminary introduced to the owners at the last year’s 20th NSX fiesta at Suzuka and now the official announcement was made.


http://www.honda.co.jp/ACCESS/nsx/?from=NSXM110301


It states that most of them are for JDM spec only and available from the end of May.


Will keep eye ...

Updated 03-10-2012 at 11:01 AM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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Personal View/Self Talk

The owner cleaned the MTF strainer recently.



Whenever I drain the MTF, I always check the state of the strainer to understand the condition of the transmission.


The big particles will be trapped by the magnet plate at the bottom of the trans case but the metal powder and small particles are held inside this strainer before going through the oil pump.


For this NSX, as the owner has already ...

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