Honda Acura NSX 1991 Service Manual page 595

Manual Steering
-Overhaul (Cont'd)
15. Wrap the splined area of the steering pinion with
vinyl tape and grease the surface of the tape.
16. Slide the set screw over the steering pinion, being
careful not to damage the sealing lip of the dust seal,
then remove the vinyl tape.
17. Tighten the pinion set screw to a torque wrench
reading (indicated) of 5.7 - 7.1 N-m (57 - 7 1 kg-cm,
NOTE: The above specification is the torque wrench
reading (indicated) when the set screw is tightened
using a torque wrench 25 cm (10 inches) long. If you
tighten the set screw using a torque wrench of the
different length, obtain the torque value using the
following formulas.
Y x Actual torque = X
X =Torque wrench reading.
(IO
cm)
Indicated: 5.7-7.1 N*m (57-71 kg-cm, 49-62 in-lb)
Actual: 8.0-10 N-m (80-100 kg-cm, 82-87 in-lb)
SCREW WRENCH
PINION SCREW WRENCH
18. Turn the pinion right and left several times to make
set it, then loosen the pinion set screw.
NOTE: Be sure that the pinion gear and rack gear
are not engaged.
19. Install the special tool onto the pinion shaft. Attach
a spring scale to the tool and pull the scale adjust
the pinion set screw until the gauge reads 1.5- 2.5
N (0.15-0.25 kg, 0.33-0.55 lb).
PINION SCREW/ ;ENCH
INSPECTION ARM