just off to do the ball joint rubber, won't take long...

[britlude]

this is why i ordered new front brake lines....
IMG_20180608_172745_1 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20180608_173446 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20180608_173500 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

hence the NSXCB spec goodridge brake lines.... with a little extra length
IMG_20180608_173230 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

[Pride]

What make were the old braided pipes???

[NSXGB]

They look like Dali...

[britlude]

dunno, bought them off a member here that hadn't fitted them... who bought them off another member that hadn't fitted them....

[britlude]

soooooo, the car was all buttoned up, suspension all done, so i'll give it a wash and tidy up..... move the seat forward to hoover, find £28 in change (bonus) and power the seat back..... all ok, recline it to the right place... doesn't move.. hmmmm, typical, check the fuses, they're all ok....

unbolt it, and check the power lead... that's all ok.... damn, must be the motor side of things... half an hour later the seat looked like this....

IMG_20180609_165111 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

confirmed the supply was getting to the motor ok..... but the motor isn't moving....
IMG_20180609_165114 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

further stripping needed... unbolted motor and moved it enough to clear the gear mesh... yup that works fine, so it's the hinge hardware....
IMG_20180609_171138 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

eventually down to this.....
IMG_20180609_165700_1 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

the large cog engages with the motor, the smaller engages with a gear to transmit the power to the other hinge mechanism.... it seems simple, the motor effectively driving itself around a fixed gear..... but no, that's too easy, referencing the other hinge, the shaft the gears work on isn't fixed to the recline lever, but actually works on a planet gear mechanism INSIDE the hinge part, giving approx a 2;1 ratio within the hinge!!!!!!!

this had decided to jam when the hinge met it's forward stop.... a spanner on the shaft easily freed the mechanism, cycled it more than was strictly necessary and it behaves as it should again!!!

put it all back together and all is well!!!!

fortunately all the leather i had to take off was on push in fittings, and not hog-ring hell!!!

a bit of a faff i could have done without, but hey-ho, at least it increases the NSX obscure pics knowledge base!

[britlude]

on a plus note the car was retracked...... slight tweak required but all ok
IMG_20180610_134204 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

IMG_20180610_134251 by jon sutherland, on Flickr

[Senninha]

Hi Jonathan, have you changed the colour of your summer wheels for 2018? They look black (or at least body colour) in the tracking photos, rather than the usual plum ... rgds Paul

[britlude]

still the same colour, only come alive when the sun hits them... it's subtle like!