Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/InstallationSpecial Tools Required
KTC trim tool set SOJATP2014 *
* Available through the American Honda Tool and Equipment Program.
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations and the precautions and procedures before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when prying components.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, and related parts.
1. Make sure you have the anti-theft codes for the audio and the navigation system (if equipped), then write down the audio presets.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
3. Remove these items:
- Front seats, both sides
- Center console
- Steering column
- Glove box
- Driver's dashboard undercover
- Passenger's dashboard undercover
- In-car temperature sensor
- A-pillar trim, both sides
- Kick panel, both sides
- Dashboard side lid, passenger's side
Driver's side
4. From under the dash, disconnect the left side wire harness connectors (A), engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), are the roof wire harness connector (C).
5. From under the dash, disconnect the driver's door wire harness connectors (A), and the left TPMS subharness connector (B).
Center
6. From under the dash, disconnect the A/T gear position indicator panel light/park pin switch connector (A), A/T shift lock solenoid connector (B), SRS control unit connector A (C), yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor connector (D), SRS wire harness connector (E).
7. From under the dash, disconnect the HandsFreeLink control unit connector (A). Using a T30 TORX bit, remove the ground bolt (B), and release the wire harness clips (C).
Passenger's side
8. From under the dash, disconnect the XM receiver connector or AcuraLink control unit connectors (with navigation system) (A), engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), antenna connector (C), and the right side wire harness connectors (D).
9. From under the dash, disconnect the right TPMS subharness connector (A), and the front passenger's door wire harness connectors (B).
10. From under the dash, disconnect the climate control unit connector (A), and release the wire harness clip (B).
11. Detach the clip, then remove the rear heater joint (A).
12. Remove the bolts (A, B), and remove the center brackets (C) from the dashboard center frame (D).
13. Remove the bolts of the A/T lever bracket (A), then separate the A/T lever bracket from the center frame (B) by moving to the driver's side. Do not disconnect of the A/T shift cable.
14. From the driver's side: Remove the bolt (A) from brake pedal bracket, and remove the nut (B) from the body.
15. From passenger's side: Remove the bolts (C) from the holes of the steering hanger beam.
16. Remove the caps (D), then remove the bolts (E, F), and lift up on the dashboard/steering hanger beam (G) to release it from the guide pins (H) on the body.
NOTE: Before removing the dashboard/steering hanger beam, make sure all the harnesses have been disconnected.
17. Carefully remove the dashboard/steering hanger beam through the front door opening or you may damage it.
18. Install the dashboard/steering hanger beam in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Reinstall the center brackets on the center frame, and slightly tighten the mounting bolts. Reinstall the dashboard on the body. After tightening the dashboard mounting bolts and nut, tighten the center bracket mounting bolts and center frame mounting bolts.
- Make sure the dashboard/steering hanger beam fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Apply liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure the connectors are plugged in properly.
- Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
- Enter the anti-theft codes for the audio and the navigation system (if equipped), then enter the audio presets.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.