Lexus short film winner kev cahill's film to premiere at raindance film festival

by News Feeder, 10-08-2024, 02:40 PM

Lexus and The Weinstein Company will be heading to Raindance Film Festival opening night to premiere an exciting new film The Nation Holds Its Breath, created and directed by Kev Cahill, an award-winning writer and director.



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[NYK] Hikawa Maru Designated as Important Cultural Property - First Transoceanic Lin

by News Feeder, 10-08-2024, 04:30 AM

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Eaton M62 IS200 Supercharger "rebuild"

by DannyStock, 09-08-2024, 07:27 PM

Hi,
I never found any decent info on rebuilding supercharger units.
So I thought I'd bother to document the tear down of my unit.

Firstly, after tearing this down a "complete rebuild" is not really possible.
This is due to the ball bearing races in the gearbox not being replaceable.
The bearings are "welded" in. Plus the seals in question are unobtainable...

The trouble is, my rotors were covered in oil from the gearbox. The bearings sitting on top of the oil seals - Good start

I am not responsible if you damage or "scrap" your unit.
Call this a guide on how not to rebuild a supercharger.



Start by putting 12V into the clutch/electromagnet to engage the pulley.
Giving enough to hold onto to undo the 7mm bolt in the middle of the clutch plate.



Pull the clutch plate off, dont drop the washers. They sit in the end of the spline on the clutch plate and act as spacers for the clutch & pulley to allow free rotation of the pulley when not engaged.

Next undo small 8mm bolt that retains the wiring for the electromagnet.
Then there are four TX20 headed screws inside the electromagnet - Undo these. and the electromagnet can be removed.

This is what you are left with.

DON'T FORGET TO DRAIN THE OIL.
Theres is a 10mm (iirc) bolt below right of the snout. This is your drain/fill plug.

Undo/remove all the 10mm black bolts around the edge.
With these out
You can remove the front plate/snout.
It may take persuasion - I used a trolley jack handle (flat end) and twisted it within a couple of small rectangular recesses around the casing.



You can now remove the rotor assembly & gears, by again prying the casings apart.
There will be a little resistance as the end of the rotor shafts are sat in a pair of needle rollers at the back of the main body.
Pull gently & slowly. you do not want the needle bearing to fall out of their cage, or clang the rotors into the main body - tolerances are tight.


At this stage any shop that rebuilds superchargers will replace the needle rollers in the main body with use of a hydraulic press. put the casings back together with a little sealent and add a new oil seal in the nose/snout.

This is where I should have stopped...

First-in-Japan Project Aims to Prevent Smartphone Related Traffic Accidents

by News Feeder, 09-08-2024, 01:31 AM

Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), Komeda Co., Ltd. (Komeda), and KDDI Corporation (KDDI) will begin an initiative on September 20, 2016 by utilizing a smartphone application called Driving Barista. The application is aimed at reducing the number of traffic accidents in Aichi Prefecture which are caused by drivers using their smartphones while driving. This is the first traffic safety initiative in Japan involving a smartphone application, which is to be carried out and jointly promoted by an automobile company, a communication company, and a food and beverage company.

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Sporty, Functional Honda HR-V Enters 2017 with Fresh Color and Green Credentials

by News Feeder, 08-08-2024, 10:48 AM

Hot-selling crossover continues to gain accolades Coupe-like styling and sportiness combine with SUV functionality TORRANCE, Calif. – The stylish and versatile Honda HR-V crossover vehicle, the 2016 Green SUV of the Year, adds a new color for 2017 and goes on sale tomorrow with a manufacturer's suggested retail price (MSRP) starting at $19,365 for the LX 2WD with a 6-speed manual transmission. With bold and sporty coupe-like styling, SUV versatility and a 34-mpg EPA highway fuel economy r...

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Newbie from Berkshire

by TWIN..TURBO..DAN., 07-08-2024, 04:14 PM

Hi, my name is Dan...car of choice is a Mitsubishi GTO twin turbo mk2. Looking forward to getting to a few meets.

Pace Brings a Podium for Toyota GAZOO Racing

by News Feeder, 07-08-2024, 08:16 AM

Toyota GAZOO Racing earned another podium finish after a strong performance in a closely-fought 6 Hours of Circuit of the Americas, the sixth round of the 2016 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC).

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Images for forum upgrade

by Lexuspat, 06-08-2024, 05:43 PM

Hi guys and girls

We are asking our members to send over some hi res images of there cars from shows/events or photo shoots.

We are looking to upgrade and change the forum a little so would like people to send them in and we can look through them all and use what we can

Can u send them to

[email protected]

Thank you members

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Toyota to Begin Verifying the Needs of Businesses to Encourage the Practical Use of t

by News Feeder, 05-08-2024, 02:56 AM

From September 17 till the end of March 2017, Toyota Motor Corporation will launch round two of the Open Road Project primarily in Tokyo. The second round of the project this time will involve other companies as well as the general public so as to realize the full potential of Toyota's i-Road ultra-compact concept electric vehicle (EV).

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New member for dorset

by Adamtoyota, 04-08-2024, 06:30 PM

Hi here is my toyota previa looking forward to going to some shows 😊