Hicas Removal Question About P/s Pump

[luker]

while i got my motor out replacing the clutch pivot i thought ill take out the hicas, my steering's been getting heavy after awhile so why not

just got a question about the 2 stage PS pump

now is it a single pump with 2 outlets or 2 sep pumps?

im thinking of blocking the rear outlet altogether

any clues?

another question about the small alloy block the clutch lines go into before going into the slave, is this thing inportant or just a comfort thing to make clutching easier?

[luker]

found a writeup on removing the rear pump function the pics tell it all

undo the rear cover, 4 long bolts

remove the veins, theres about 10 of them about 1cmX1cm make sure none go into the pump or you will get a suprise when you start the car

now there all out should look like this

replace the rear cover make sure its clean around the mating surfaces, it uses a o ring seal so no gaskets here

plug the banjo bolt with a shortened bolt and USE one of the copper washers

plug the return line to the reservoir and your done

you will be losing the crappy P/S cooler the runs in front of the car, if you think it makes that much of a diff you can run the return from the main steering line into the cooler then back to the tank

well worth it IMO considering the amount of clutter you lose

and if anyone knows what the block the clutch line goes into and if i can bypass it, it would appreciated

[samos69]

The block is a clutch damper, it's rubbish and can be binned. I just connected a flexi from the hardline directly to the clutch slave.

Sam

[grimreaper]

hay luker can you pm me with some detals about how and what you did to rid of the hicas stuff please or where you found the info please