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  1. Brake OH 06

    by , 26-05-2011 at 11:37 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)



    Has been very busy this week with the other project so couldn’t spend much time on this NSX.



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    While working on the brake area, noticed that lots and lots of clips holding the plastic wheel arch inner trim were missing.


    In fact, at the Rear left, almost all of them were missing.


    Luckily, I had aftermarket spare ones so installed them on ...

    Updated 27-05-2011 at 01:12 PM by Kaz-kzukNA1

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  2. Brake OH 05

    by , 24-05-2011 at 11:50 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)
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    Torque for each fittings and bolts were checked using small digital torque wrench.


    Even for a low mileage and fairly new NSX, some of the bolts and nuts were already corroded and seized.


    Quite often, you will see bolt head seared off at the rear brake hose bracket.



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    On this NSX, as you can see from the amount of the rust, the left side one was already ...
  3. Brake OH 04

    by , 24-05-2011 at 11:46 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)



    In the process of reinstalling the brake calliper and bracket with the new brake hose from Goodridge.



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    As mentioned to other owners who took my brake service in the past, I always apply thin coat of silicone grease around each fittings and pipes to delay the future corrosion as much as possible.


    This will include the bleeder screw at the calliper as well.


    Because ...
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  4. Brake OH 03

    by , 23-05-2011 at 09:25 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)
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    As NSX has built-in parking brake adjuster inside the piston, there are lots of extra parts involved for the Rear calliper OH process.





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    In the process of installing the adjuster mechanism.


    Again, very important to check the smooth operation of the piston.


    All four callipers and brackets are ready to be re-installed ...
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  5. Brake OH 02

    by , 23-05-2011 at 09:17 PM (Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background)


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    Even for a super low mileage and fairly later spec NSX, the rust managed to get inside the calliper and pitted the surface of the piston.


    Even it looked very small, it was enough to prevent the piston from moving smoothly.


    Replaced with the new one.





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    Some of the parts for the Front calliper OH process.

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