Hi everyone, my mate was working on my car and he phoned me up and said there is loads of play in my back wheels when it is jacked up, we grabbed the wheel and 9oclock and 3 oclock and there is movement so i thought id better get the bushes changed, then we realised its rear wheel steer model and wondered if its meant to be there, please can someone shed some light on the situation. regards John

all 300zx have rear steer this is hicas unless u have a hicas eliminator kit fitted. ie it is meant to have some play

Edited October 8, 200916 yr by Phantom2080

Ah wicked! but should it move when its connected to the rack? how much movement should there be?

As far as I know it's not meant to have very much 'play' at all with hicas.

it should not move that much atall if it is then somthing aint quite right (by some play i meant a little bit of movement)

Edited October 8, 200916 yr by Phantom2080

none, if you can move it maybe a few mill each way by hand then either the inner or outer hicas bushes are goosed

the arms are not moving and neither is the rack, i think its the ball joints, can i not just do away with all this rubbish?

actually i think its the bushes. grrr

it will be both, you can replace them and fit a hicas eliminator bar

whats that mate? iv read a few bits. will it get through the m.o.t with the eliminator bar?

Hi Mate, my bro sent me your mobile, but i lost it, sorry didnt get back to you.

 

It will pass an mot with a hicas eliminator bar, it basically locks the back steering rack.

 

Cheers

Graham

no worries mate, thats cool, just trying to get my head around this hicas malarkey,

Hi Mate, my bro sent me your mobile, but i lost it, sorry didnt get back to you.

 

It will pass an mot with a hicas eliminator bar, it basically locks the back steering rack.

 

Cheers

Graham

 

This is true but if the HICAS arms or hub bushes are shagged then there will still be movement. When I sell HICAS eliminator bars I ALWAYS advise the customer to also purchase new HICAS arms and/or outer hub bushes. This will then completely tighten up the rear end.

 

HTH

 

Dan

all 300zx have rear steer this is hicas unless u have a hicas eliminator kit fitted. ie it is meant to have some play

 

 

Not quite true. Only the TT has HICAS and fitting an eliminator kit doesn't always get rid of play either. If you're just fitting the bar which replaces the rack, then you still use the original inner and outer joints. It's these that fail. Only by fitting the complete Driftworks kit will you replace all that lot.

quick question from me :D

 

When you get rid of the hicas do you have to bleed all the power steering etc??