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SLY33

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R33_Cam Proficient

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do u have an aftermarket steering wheel on your car????

cause a have exactly the same thing happoen in my 33, and have been told that it is caused by having the wrong type of boss kit installed, i havent confirmed this yet.

also could be a little white plastic thing, that sits on the shaft thats your steering wheel bolts to, u have to take the wheel off to see it, these do break alot.

:(

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Mangoboy - yeah it should be ok as long as its off when you are driving.

R33_cam - i had a stock wheel on mine, but it wasn't straight so it may have been taken off at some stage... but you are right, that can trigger HICAS probs.

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PranK: yeah not being on straight prob would have caused it cause that little plastic thing that sits on the shaft, wouldn't have been contacting properly, it has 3 ridges that fit into steering wheel and it turns at the same time and goes thru some kind of sensors.

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There is a way to re-align the HICAS "lug" on the steering wheel. I'm not sure but it goes something like:

1) Remove steering wheel with front wheels dead straight.

2) Turn HICAS ring in hub fully anti-clockwise 3 or four times (or until it stops???).

3) Turn HICAS ring clockwise 3 times.

4) Replace steering wheel and do up nut to correct torque(don't ask me...).

5) Remove cable that hooks into the sensor on the steering rack (down near/below oil filter).

6) Drive car a round the block (I'd suggest both ways around the block).

7) Re-connect cable to steering rack.

8) Run HICAS diagnostic.

Can someone give this a go and let me know if it works (then I'll try it :uh-huh: )

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I dont have an aftermarket wheel, but now that you mention it, last night we pulled off the wheel to take the dash apart, so we may have bumped or affected that plastic thing your talking about... The light comes on and off every now and then, but when you start the car it stays off, then after driving a bit comes on, then off, on etc..

How do you run the diagnostic?

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