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Today at Atelier Kaz - Private NSX Enthusiast, ex-Honda R&D engineer with F1, Indy/CART background

Wheel Speed Sensor and Drive Shaft 06

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Shiny wheel speed trigger teeth.










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Looks much better from the sensor point of view.




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I used to have access to all sorts of tools including the high lift transmission jack that is a great help for the installation of Left drive shaft.

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As I no longer have access to this specific jack, I always need to hold the outer joint on my shoulder and set the drive shaft at a certain angle so that the inner joint can be inserted to the trans case without damaging the seal.


Drive shaft installed.


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  1. Senninha's Avatar
    I've seen this reported on several times ... is there any preventative or routine procedures to help reduce the build up in your photos?
  2. Kaz-kzukNA1's Avatar
    Hi, Senninha.
    Great to have a comment from another member as it is the key for the interactive tool, Blog.


    One secret from my service.

    Whenever I refurbish the drive shaft, I always apply thin coat of silicone spray at the trigger teeth.

    By doing this, for nearly 131K miles and 17 years, I never had any corrosion on my drive shaft trigger teeth or wheel speed sensor tip.


    Having said this, I always refurbish my drive shaft every 30K – 40K miles and also I replaced them once for R&D purpose in the past so not sure the silicone spray was the major player or not.

    You can apply the spray even without removing anything but please be careful not to spray too much as it will attract more debris.

    I have never used WD40 in this area but I don’t think it is effective as it will simply dry out and not sure about the side effect to other components.



    I wash the car on the stand/lift twice a year with all four wheels removed and also wash it regularly during the winter period so these could be the biggest factor in preventing the corrosion.

    This corrosion was similar to what I saw on the NSX kept inside the garage but living close to the sea so possibly the salt in the air could be the cause of this.…

    Kaz