Honda Acura NSX 1991 Service Manual page 599

Manual Steering
-Ball Joint Boot Replacement
1 . Remove the circlip and the'boot:
CAUTION: Do not contaminate the boot installation
section with grease.
2. Pack the interior of the boot and lip with grease.
LIP
BOOT INSTAL"LATION SECTION
3. Wipe the grease off the sliding surface of the ball
pin, then pack the lower area with fresh grease.
CAUTION:
the tapered section of the ball pin.
l
als to enter the boot.
BALL PIN TAPERED SECTION
4 . Install the boot in the groove of the boot installation
section securely, then bleed air.
17-30
INSTALLATION
SECTION
5 . Insert the special tool into the threads in the ball pin
and align the end of the tool with the groove in the
boot.
Slide the clip over the tool and into position.
BALL JOINT
BOOT CLIP
GUIDE
Adjust depth
the
by turning the
to
CAUTION: After installing the boot, check the ball
pin tapered section for grease contamination and
wipe it if necessary.