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NSX Camber Correction Hardware Components

INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS FOR
NSX CAMBER CORRECTION HARDWARE
from
AYOTTE TECHNOLOGIES

STEP ONE: Creating a few tools to press out the Small End OEM pivots

When pressing out the OEM pivots you will need to create a few pieces. Or you can borrow my pieces.
As you can see from the photo a 33mm post (A), left of the pivot, was lathed out of aluminum rod. It is further gutted to contain the pivot mounting protrution (C). The OEM pivot and bore of the hole in the upper control arm Small End is 34mm.

A piece of conduit (B), as seen on the right must be larger than the 34mm OEM pivot to allow for the pivot to escape.

STEP TWO: Join the tools made to the small end pivot

STEP THREE: Place parts in press, align and press out

You can use a normal stand up press if you have access to one.

?The picture here shows a first attempt fabricated handheld press so hardware can be pressed out while the control arm is on the car. It also doubles as a portable press with some obvious limitations. A second one will be created to be smaller, lighter, and less bulky..

*The smaller conduit used has been inserted into the Big End pressing tube. You can barely see the threads of the conduit sticking out.

STEP FOUR: Creating a few tools to press out the Big End OEM pivots

When pressing out the OEM pivots you will need to create a few pieces. As you can see from the photo a 50.5mm cylinder, right of pivot, was lathed out of aluminum and gutted to allow the pivot to escape when pressed out; there is not much room for this tube to sit on the lathed portion of the OEM Big End, so getting it as close to 50mm is needed.

The left piece, like the small end, needs to be at least 39mm to press out the OEM pivot on the Big End. The bore and the OEM pivot is 40mm.

STEP FIVE: Join the tools made to the Big End pivot, as seen here

STEP SIX: Place parts in press, align and press out

You can use a normal stand up press if you have access to one.

Photo to the left illustrates the close tolerance made for the pivot to escape when pressed out on the Big End

Now you have both OEM pivots out. This is how upper will appear with pivots removed. The bore size is different between the Big and Small Ends.

Next an insert will be placed in the big end pressed in from the surfaced side; the right most end in this photo.

STEP SEVEN: Press Sleeve Insert into Big End

Ensure this Sleeve Insert goes in straight.
The Sleeve Insert is slightly longer than the Big end as seen in the photo below, so be sure to use a conduit greater than 40mm on the opposit end, as seen in the photo, to protect the bushing from being crushed. If you crush the other end, because you failed follow this instruction you will have great trouble getting in the Polymer bearing and subsequently the NSX Camber Correction pieces; the movement of the new pivots will be hindered.
The photo to the left shows the Sleeve Insert being pressed in; it is nearly all the way in. A Sleeve Insert is being held up next to the installation.

STEP EIGHT: Press in the Polymer Bearings

See Exploded View at top of this page for te correct orientation.

Their are two different bearings per end.
The flange bearing must be inserted on the surfaced side of each Big and Small End. this is the extreme outside portion.
The sleeve bearing the not surfaced

The sleeve bearing will be flush with the Sleeve Insert.

*Notice a small gap is attained between the two bearings. This will allow for excess grease to be contained and will help sustain prolonged life for the bearing.

Polymer bearings are self lubricating.
*This is the same bearing material used in large metal rollercoasters at known amusement parks. The bearings are used in the same application in the roller coaster like the Camber Hardware application.

STEP TEN: Install NSX Camber Correction Pivots

*DO NOT HAMMER ON ALUMINUM, IT WILL MUSHROOM!Using your hands and a back-and-forth twisting motion insert the large Pivot Halves as shown in the Exploded View.

*Notice: when looking at the NSX Camber Hardware pivot above, that you can see they are created with an offset mounting posistion. This photo shows the offset higher then center. Rotating the picture 180 degrees will therefore establish a higher offset from center. This is needed to ensure the surface of each of the Big and Small Ends of the control arm mount flush to the chassis. If this is not done correctly the upper control arm will be under tension. This could place the bearing under stress, and can get noisy when the polymer bearing binds slightly. Conditions are worsened during hot tempuratures. Once break-in time is over, sounds will completely diminish.
*Make sure the mounting hardware offset is exactly like the picture above ON THE BIG END with the arrows pointing up toward the chassis. The big end is the part of the arm that retains the sleeve that will be pressed in.
**Make sure the mounting hardware offset is revervse of the picture, arrows pointing down, ON THE SMALL END. The small end is the pivot that mounts towards the rear of the car. Pleas email if you have more questions thomayotte@yahoo.com