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Is It Easy To Remove Hicas On A R32 Gtst?

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Larrypop Apprentice

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Yeah mate, simple enough. I have just done this on my a31 cefiro with the rb20det so it's a similar setup apart from the power steering fluid cooler on the 32.

Step 1- either replace rear rack with a hicas lockbar or get your existing rack locked up- not a bad option for the street as it still looks standard. (obviously drain your reservoir first)

Step 2- as now the rears taken care of you will have 2 lines running from the front steering rack to the rear, these can be fully removed and the outlets on the front rack won't need to be plugged as this runs seperately to the front.

Step 3- remove the solenoid from the engine bay and the two lines running from it to the front rack. You will end up with a extra inlet from your reservoir and an extra outlet from your pump, all you Need to do now is loop the two together to keep the flow or since it's a 32 just use your fluid cooler in between, or a good oil cooler since your allready there.

Step 4-

Larrypop Apprentice

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Yeah mate, simple enough. I have just done this on my a31 cefiro with the rb20det so it's a similar setup apart from the power steering fluid cooler on the 32.

Step 1- either replace rear rack with a hicas lockbar or get your existing rack locked up- not a bad option for the street as it still looks standard. (obviously drain your reservoir first)

Step 2- as now the rears taken care of you will have 2 lines running from the front steering rack to the rear, these can be fully removed and the outlets on the front rack won't need to be plugged as this runs seperately to the front.

Step 3- remove the solenoid from the engine bay and the two lines running from it to the front rack. You will end up with a extra inlet from your reservoir and an extra outlet from your pump, all you Need to do now is loop the two together to keep the flow or since it's a 32 just use your fluid cooler in between, or a good oil cooler since your allready there. Low pressure fittings will be fine as its not under load- its just recirculating your reservoir.

Step 4- Clean Up and enjoy 2ws action

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This has been extensively written up all over the internet.

FWIW, I went the whole hog, and replaced my HICAS rear subframe with a non-HICAS subframe. Opportunity to replace the subframe bushes etc etc was taken. No nasty HICAS tie rods and tie rod ends left now either.

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