Over the years I have talked to many people about how to change hyfax. I made myself a tool a few years ago to help remove them out the back of the track and it works pretty good but it's still a lot of work. I have heard several people talk about sliding the worn hyfax back far enough so it sticks through one of the windows in the track and then starting the sled up and put it in reverse and it peels the old hyfax right off of the rail. Has anyone ever done this and does it work? If it does work is there anything that I need to be aware of when doing it?
replacing hyfax
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I have peeled hyfax on an 07 Rage and 08 Vector using the 'reverse' method. On a 4S you have to warm it up first, otherwise you get a bog and then a big rush and the hyfax disappears into the top of the tunnel! Don't ask me how I know...
Seriously, it can be done. I usually pry off the first 1-2 inches at the back, feed it through the window, start it up, small blip in reverse and it peels right off.....just make sure you remove the screw/bolt at the front first...and yes it will pull it up into the tunnel if you gun it and aren't ready with the brake....and when that happens and the hyfax gets twisted up like a pretzel between the tunnel and the track it's not much fun to fish out.
Seriously, it can be done. I usually pry off the first 1-2 inches at the back, feed it through the window, start it up, small blip in reverse and it peels right off.....just make sure you remove the screw/bolt at the front first...and yes it will pull it up into the tunnel if you gun it and aren't ready with the brake....and when that happens and the hyfax gets twisted up like a pretzel between the tunnel and the track it's not much fun to fish out.
This is really a slick way to remove the hyfax if you have reverse. When changing on my Vector and Nytro, it's the only way I'd do it now. Remember you don't have to hit the throttle hard...just enough the engage the clutch and you can "walk" the hyfax off little by little until they drop to the floor.
Never heard of the "reverse" method before, although couldn't do that when I "rotate" the slides. I always remove them and half the time reinstall them--never had a problem. I do it in a heated garage which is a big help because UHMW-PE grows with heat. I get it started through a window with punch (on the screw hole) then grab it with channel locks. If you do it without heat, at least put the new ones in the house for awhile before putting them on.
