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    so now i have 2 racks on the floor
    IMG_20180526_175534 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    and assembling with new rack ends i had waiting in the wings, and i'll
    pick the best track rod ends to complete!
    IMG_20180526_181459 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    first rack pic 4.51, last 6.15.... bit longer than the 11 minutes, there was definitely editing!
    Last edited by britlude; 26-05-2018 at 11:00 PM.
    aka Jonathan!!

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    back in the garage at 8am.... spliced the cut wires and better terminal ends back together...
    IMG_20180527_091433 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    (the split sleeve covers were put back on too....)

    and refitted the steering rack... went in far easier than the youtube vids would have you believe, RHD seems more straight forward! anyway, reassembled, battery connected just to make sure the EPS light cycles off at start up and that the rack assistance functions as it should. all good, so the rest of the under body tie bars etc was bolted up.. so by 10.30 it was all back together and out for a celebratory breakfast!!!

    on the way home stopped of at the local wheel/tyre/tracking place that has hunter equipment and had it aligned....
    IMG_20180527_123855 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    IMG_20180527_123839 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    its a lot easier poking around underneath when you have a hydraulic ramp.......

    and half way thru.... left side done....
    IMG_20180527_122640 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    and all the adjustments can be dialed in properly now i get to take it back in a fortnight for the free check and readjustment, but all looking good so far!

    my steering doesn't knock any more as i turn lock to lock (D1guy suggests a missing tooth on the steering sensor side of things has this effect), and currently the steering is slightly heavier, but that's more likely down to having 4 upright ball joints that have some resistance, as opposed to the 'everything loose and floppy' as was there before!!! once they bed in a little things should loosen up a touch... all in all, a productive 2 1/2 days!!! rest tomorrow!!

    Oh, and the 2 power terminals.... Stainless nuts AND filled the rubber covers with silicon grease!

    oh again.. i have a replacement complete set of spring/shock assemblies coming from Christian Mittendorfer....
    Last edited by britlude; 28-05-2018 at 08:10 AM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    Regarding the knock in the power steering, in my case it was the usual "~60,000 km" lifetime issue of the power steering rack. Before the NSX was brought to Germany the rack was overhauled at ksp engineering.
    I wrote about it on the German Motor Talk site: https://www.motor-talk.de/blogs/elhe...-t5713365.html
    There's a video that nicely shows what causes the knocking and how they fix/reinforce it: http://tyiz.jp/NSX/PowerSteering/Gea.../GearboxOH.wmv
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    very interesting articles....

    the kSP page is very useful https://translate.google.com/transla...-text=&act=url
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    i wasn't happy with one of my front brake lines, so contacted Goodridge for some NSXCB spec ones... as i only wanted the fronts Ben made a new part number just for me....
    IMG_20180531_164218 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    ordered monday, delivered by royal mail thursday!!!
    IMG_20180531_164225 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    also got these on the way from Christian.....
    received_1124038457735858 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    used oem, but very low miles and no rust!!!
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    Looks good
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    Really good write up as always Jonathan.

    Can I ask where did you get the 4 wheel alignement done, and how much it cost?

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    I got it done at STS tyre pros, strood side of rochester bridge... They have hunter gear and are not complete monkeys! They charged £101 for front end alignment... £50 for the first item, the extra £25 for caster and camber... There are cheaper about but I don't trust them as much! And you can just rock up and get it done.... Also they like you to come back after 2 weeks for free recheck and realignment....
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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    swapped in the rear suspension units in the week, this afternoon was the turn of the fronts!
    IMG_20180608_154858 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    crusty!
    IMG_20180608_162840 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    IMG_20180608_162916 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    the front replacements had a dull rattle.... pulled back the splash shield to find.....
    IMG_20180608_161911 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

    turns out the bump stops don't age well..... investigation on my original one showed that they too had turned to dust!!!
    Last edited by britlude; 08-06-2018 at 07:29 PM.
    aka Jonathan!!

    '92 charlotte green auto.... as a daily
    '37 Ford Y street rod......... something for the weekend!

    ...... if a photobucket pic is foggy, click it, and it'll take you to the clear version, yes, it's a clicking faff....

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