Hi just to say a few things about removing the hicas system, absolute nightmare had to get petrol tank deflector plate off first,got 2 bolts off and had to chisel the other 2 off so now no protector plate,

main bolts holding the hicas in place stuck solid wd40 and plenty of heat and a strong bar to get them moving,very tight,replaced the tie rods also made the job that bit easier.getting the lockout bar into position quite a job but eventully got it big sye of relief.

now brilliant fitted the bypass tube to the front and removed the hicas silenoid easy enough. ye ha no more leaking steering fluid. thats the car almost sorted apart from a respray!

just thought i would share my story with you guys...

Quite satisfying ripping all that crap out

Edited April 23, 201015 yr by madmax

Thanks - looking to remove mine eventually so cheers for the heads up

im gonna be doing mine very soon ive managed to track down NA parts to do the job :)

hi it probably took me about 4 hours all in,pain in the arse lying on your back doing it but its done ..going to go out and try it in the rain now lmfao...

What hicas lockout bar did you use?

Nice one mate.

hi gonzo i used the lockout bar from fastpartz £75,got the tie rods on ebay for £28 for the pair, feels so good to get the hicas off, you will need a good 18mm socket with a decent ratchet, 17mm open spanner for the tie rods, some heat and a lot of swearing..good luck well worth it..

Does it drive any better for removing it?

funny that yes it seems to be tighter on the road if that makes sense!

still crap in the rain lol.seems better and no niggly noises from the hicas..

hi gonzo i used the lockout bar from fastpartz £75,got the tie rods on ebay for £28 for the pair, feels so good to get the hicas off, you will need a good 18mm socket with a decent ratchet, 17mm open spanner for the tie rods, some heat and a lot of swearing..good luck well worth it..

 

My trusty 1/2 inch draper torque wrench never fails :) That plus a scaffolding bar on the end of it

ey well you will probably need a bar lol, def some heat!

funny that yes it seems to be tighter on the road if that makes sense!

still crap in the rain lol.seems better and no niggly noises from the hicas..

 

Thing is worn hicas joints/arms/outer bushes etc will make the rear end very unsettled, i had all mine replaced and its now tighter than a tight thing.

 

I still can't make my mind up wether to ditch it or not, guess i'd have to drive one without.

hi beermonster i had to strip mines out as had a bad leak on the hicas from front end to rear,was going to be a pain to repair and too expensive,so i replaced it,easier option i thought.

yeah definately the best option, the less things to go wrong with these cars the better.

any chance you could put some pics up of the new bits fitted? :)

yeah definately the best option, the less things to go wrong with these cars the better.

 

I wonder what could be stripped off the engine and supporting systems in total. That would leave a brilliant and far easier engine to play with.?????

hi baz i dont have a clue how to upload pics to here ,if someone will send me an idiots guid i will certainly put up all the work thats been done to the car, cheers

hi baz i dont have a clue how to upload pics to here ,if someone will send me an idiots guid i will certainly put up all the work thats been done to the car, cheers

 

As a registered user you need to use a hosting site like photobucket, and copy the image code to here

 

Guide here>http://www.300zx.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=116565

 

Chris

I wonder what could be stripped off the engine and supporting systems in total. That would leave a brilliant and far easier engine to play with.?????

 

Theres loads you can delete, like EGR and AIV systems, also you can ditch the cruise and the aircon.