Acura NSX 1997 Service Manual page 342

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NOTE: Clean all the parts thoroughly before installation.
6. Install the oil guide plate and thrust shim into the
transmission housing.
7. Install the ball bearing onto the mainshaft using the
special tools.
8. Install the 75 mm spring washer and mainshaft
assembly into the clutch housing.
9. Install the transmission housing.
Torque: 44 N-m (4.5 kgf-m, 33 Ibf-ft)
10. Check the thrust clearance in the manner described
below. Carry out the measurement at normal room
temperature.
a. Slide the mainshaft base over the mainshaft,
b. Attach the mainshaft holder to the mainshaft as
follows:
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• Back-out the mainshaft holder bolt and
loosen the two hex bolts.
• Fit the holder over the mainshaft so its lip is
towards the transmission.
• Align the mainshaft holder's lip around the
groove at the inside of the mainshaft splines,
then tighten the hex bolts.
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c. Seat the mainshaft full by tapping its end
with a plastic hammer,
d. Thread the mainshaft holder bolt in until it
just contacts the wide surface of the mainshaft
base.
e. Zero a dial gauge on the end of the mainshaft.
f. Turn the mainshaft holder bolt clockwise; stop
turning when the dial gauge has reached its
maximum movement. The reading on the dial
gauge is the amount of mainshaft end play.
CAUTION: Turning the shaft holder bolt more
then 60 degrees after the needle of the dial
gauge stops moving may damage the transmis-
sion.
g. If the reading is within the standard, the
clearance is correct.
If the reading is not within the standard, recheck
the shim thickness.
Standard: 0.14 - 0.21 mm (0.006 - 0.008 in)
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