There have been a least a couple of threads discussing the hassle associated with removing the latch pull rod from the plastic retainer on the door latch.
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showt...-door-handle?p=1991101&viewfull=1#post1991101
I am replacing my rear sash because of torn boots and attempting to adjust my T roof windows to avoid tearing the boots again and deal with wind noise. As has been noted, the pull rod is a bear to get out of the retainer. After spray lube and curved needle nose pliers did squat, I ended up using a large super heavy duty seal pick to hook the rod and yank it out. Thing is, the rod did not pull out of the plastic retainer. The retainer pulled out of the latch assembly while still on the rod. Clearly the rod is a very tight fit in the retainer. The retainer coming out of the latch is not a huge problem; however, the reason it popped out is one of the ears on the retainer fractured.
As far as I can determine, the retainer is part number 72118-SL0-003. The parts diagrams are low resolution at best and the part just looks like a blob so its a bit of a guess based upon the correct location on the diagram and the price.
1991-2005 Acura NSX Snap 72118-SL0-003 | Acura OEM Parts
Unfortunately, this part is NSX specific, not shared with any other Honda. Net result my dealership doesn't have it and Honda Canada does not have it and expected delivery is July. So, its an Amayama order now which has turned a $1.24 part into a $40 part with the Fed Ex charges. However, I am going to order 6 of them which brings the cost down to around $7 each which is around the cost from the dealer here. I can rationalize just about anything. The extras allow for breakage during reassembly or accidentally dropping the retainer down into the door where I may never find it. It also provides for breakage on the retainer on the other door when I do it. There is another part on the diagram right in the same area 72137-SS0-003 which is also a blob on the diagram. I think its the locking clip for the pull rod for the lock knob. I have decided to order both these parts because they are both blobs on the diagram and I don't want to risk the Amayama package arriving with the incorrect blob.
The short story here is that if you are going to be doing any work that requires removal of the actuating rod from the latch you might want to have a replacement retainer on hand before you do the work in case you suffer the same fate as me. If you are in the US you may be lucky and Honda US may have it in stock, otherwise you are probably looking at a 2 week turn around from Amayama or Speedy Parts.
http://www.nsxprime.com/forum/showt...-door-handle?p=1991101&viewfull=1#post1991101
I am replacing my rear sash because of torn boots and attempting to adjust my T roof windows to avoid tearing the boots again and deal with wind noise. As has been noted, the pull rod is a bear to get out of the retainer. After spray lube and curved needle nose pliers did squat, I ended up using a large super heavy duty seal pick to hook the rod and yank it out. Thing is, the rod did not pull out of the plastic retainer. The retainer pulled out of the latch assembly while still on the rod. Clearly the rod is a very tight fit in the retainer. The retainer coming out of the latch is not a huge problem; however, the reason it popped out is one of the ears on the retainer fractured.
As far as I can determine, the retainer is part number 72118-SL0-003. The parts diagrams are low resolution at best and the part just looks like a blob so its a bit of a guess based upon the correct location on the diagram and the price.
1991-2005 Acura NSX Snap 72118-SL0-003 | Acura OEM Parts
Unfortunately, this part is NSX specific, not shared with any other Honda. Net result my dealership doesn't have it and Honda Canada does not have it and expected delivery is July. So, its an Amayama order now which has turned a $1.24 part into a $40 part with the Fed Ex charges. However, I am going to order 6 of them which brings the cost down to around $7 each which is around the cost from the dealer here. I can rationalize just about anything. The extras allow for breakage during reassembly or accidentally dropping the retainer down into the door where I may never find it. It also provides for breakage on the retainer on the other door when I do it. There is another part on the diagram right in the same area 72137-SS0-003 which is also a blob on the diagram. I think its the locking clip for the pull rod for the lock knob. I have decided to order both these parts because they are both blobs on the diagram and I don't want to risk the Amayama package arriving with the incorrect blob.
The short story here is that if you are going to be doing any work that requires removal of the actuating rod from the latch you might want to have a replacement retainer on hand before you do the work in case you suffer the same fate as me. If you are in the US you may be lucky and Honda US may have it in stock, otherwise you are probably looking at a 2 week turn around from Amayama or Speedy Parts.