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<th colspan="4" bgcolor="#00ffff" valign="top"> P r o j e c t A t A G l a n c e </th>
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<th align="right" valign="top"> Est. Time </th>
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20 min. </td>
<th align="right" valign="top"> Recommended Interval </th>
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n/a </td>
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<th align="right" valign="top"> Difficulty </th>
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1 of 5 </td>
<th align="right" valign="top"> Standard Tools </th>
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Jack, Jack Stands </td>
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<th align="right" valign="top"> First-Time Cost </th>
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$60 - $300 </td>
<th align="right" valign="top"> Special Tools </th>
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n/a </td>
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<th align="right" valign="top"> Subsequent Cost </th>
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$0 </td>
<th align="right" valign="top"> Service Manual Pages </th>
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<td colspan="4" valign="top"><strong>Notes:</strong> Properly placing the car on jack stands is critical to safely working underneath. </td>
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<li>If done properly, jacking up the NSX is safe and easy!</li>
<li>Make sure the floor is solid and level and the parking brake is set securely.</li>
<li>For extra safety (or if you forget to loosen the lug nuts), you can wedge a piece of wood between the seat pan and the brake pedal to engage the front brakes.</li>
<li>Check your jack and stands to make sure they're in good working order and the stands are set level.</li>
</ol>
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<th> [[Image:jackin1.jpg]]<br />
1. Illustration of jack and jack stand points underneath car </th>
<th> [[Image:jackin2.jpg]]<br />
2. Photo of jack and jack stands positioned<br />
along side the car </th>
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<p> </p>
<ol start="5">
<li>The mid-jack point is located just in front of the door seam (as shown above).</li>
<li>If you plan to be remove the wheels, loosen the lug nuts slightly before proceeding. If you forget, there's a workaround - see below.</li>
<li>Double-check the parking brake (make sure it's set)</li>
<li>Smoothly start jacking up the car until it will clear the height of the jack stands.</li>
<li>Make sure the jack stands are both set to the same height and are secure.</li>
<li>Position the stands so the jack stand points underneath the car will make contact in the center of the stands.</li>
<li>Slowly lower the jack, keeping an eye on the stands and contact points. You may have to re-position the stands slightly to keep the points centered.</li>
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<th> [[Image:jackin3.jpg]]<br />
3. Side View - Passenger side supported by<br />
jack stands </th>
<th> [[Image:jackin4.jpg]]<br />
4. Rear View - Passenger side supported by<br />
jack stands </th>
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<li>Repeat steps 4-7 for the other side of the car</li>
<li>If you need to remove the wheels and forgot to loosen the lug nuts before jacking up the car, you can engage the front brakes if you didn't already do so</li>
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<th> [[Image:jackin5.jpg]]<br />
5. Holding the brake pedal with a piece of wood </th>
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6. Car fully supported by jack stands </th>
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DMClark at 03:37, 28 August 2008

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