Acura NSX 1991 Manual page 481

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Knuckle/Control Arms
Removal
1. Remove, the rear wheel and bearing unit assembly
(see page 18-31).
2. Remove the splash guard from the knuckle.
3. Remove the cotter pin from the castle nut of the
toe control arm.
4. Install the 10 mm hex nut on the ball joint. Be sure
that the 10 mm hex nut is flush with the ball joint
pin end, or the threaded section of the ball joint pin
might be damaged by the ball joint remover.
5. Use the ball joint remover, 28 mm, as shown on page
18-21 to separate the ball joint and toe control arm.
CAUTION: Be careful not to damage the ball joint
boot.
COTTER PIN .
Replace.
On reassembly,
bend the cotter pin as shown.
BALL JOINT REMOVER, 28 mm
07MAC-SL00200
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
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SPLASH GUARD
CASTLE NUT 10 x 1.25 mm
40-48 N-m
(4.0-4.8 kg-m, 29-35 Ib-ft)
TOE CONTROL ARM
6. Hold the damper lower mount of stabilizer link with
a wrench, then remove the damper mounting nut.
7. Hold the ball pin of the stabilizer link with a hex
wrench, then loosen the self-locking nut.
DAMPER MOUNTING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace
95 N-m (9.5 kg-m, 69 Ib-ft)
STABILIZER LINK
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
8. Remove the self-locking nut, then remove the
stabilizer link from the stabilizer bar and knuckle.
REAR DAMPER
STABILIZER BAR
STABILIZER LINK
Corrosion resistant bolt/nut
WRENCH
HEX WRENCH
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace.
85 N-m (8.5 kg-m, 61 Ib-ft)
SELF-LOCKING NUT
12 x 1.25 mm
Replace.