Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
- KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014
*Available through the Acura Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations Locations and the precautions and procedures Service and Repair before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body, or the related parts.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.
1. Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure, then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
2. Remove these items from the dashboard:
- A-pillar trims, both sides
- Driver's dashboard undercover Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Kick panels, both sides
- Instrument fascia Instrument Fascia Removal/Installation
- Steering column Steering Column Removal/Installation
- Center console Center Console Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard undercover Passenger's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- A-pillar corner trims, both sides A-Pillar Corner Trim Replacement
Driver's Side
3. Disconnect the roof wire harness connector(s) (A).
4. Disconnect the left side wire harness connectors (A), the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), and the driver's door wire harness connector (C) from the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (D).
5. From under the dash, remove the center frame mounting bolt.
Center Dashboard (Driver's Side)
6. Disconnect the console subharness connector(s) (A) and the LF ANT connector (B), and detach the wire harness clips (C).
7. Disconnect SRS unit connector A, the A/C wire harness connector (B), and the yaw rate-acceleration sensor connector (C).
Center Dashboard (Passenger's Side)
8. Disconnect the shift lever connector (A) and the active noise cancellation unit connector (B). Detach the harness clips (C) and the clip.
9. For some models: Disconnect RF unit 1 connector (D) and E-pretensioner unit connectors (E).
10. Remove the shift lever bracket A/T Shift Lever Disassembly/Reassembly.
Passenger's Side
11. Disconnect the roof wire harness connector (A) and the antenna read connector (B), detach the harness clip (C).
12. Disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connectors (A), the floor wire harness connectors (B), the right engine compartment wire harness connectors (C), and the audio amplifier connectors (D). Disconnect the dashboard wire harness connector (E) and the audio wire harness connectors (F) from the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box (G). Detach the harness clip (H).
13. Remove the center joint bracket mounting bolts.
14. Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
1. Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (B), and engage the inside threads of the collar bolts (C). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the collar bolts turn together.
2. Continue loosening the special bolts to turn the collar bolts into the fixed space adjusters (D) until the collar bolts engage the stops (E). This creates a gap (F) between the collar bolts and the body.
3. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.
15. Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the fixed space adjusters (B).
1. Insert an 8 mm hex wrench in the collar bolt.
2. Gently turn the wrench counterclockwise.
3. If the wrench turns easily, continue turning until the collar bolt seats and engages the stop (C).
4. If the wrench does not turn easily, the collar bolt is seated.
NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts.
16. From outside the driver's door, remove the driver's side bracket bolts (A, B).
17. Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B) on the body. Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening. Take care not to scratch the body with the collar bolts on the passenger's side.
NOTE: Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.
18. Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly.
- Push the clips and the hooks into place securely.
- Make sure the collar bolts (A) turn easily by hand in the fixed space adjusters (B). Tighten the collar bolts by hand until they engage the stops (C) before reinstalling the dashboard.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (D) into the collar bolts, and check that they turn together. If they do not turn together, replace the special bolts.
- After setting the dashboard in the body, reinstall all of the mounting bolts but do not tighten them. First tighten the driver's side bracket bolts to the specified torque. Next, tighten the special bolts. As you tighten the bolts, the collar bolts screw out of the fixed space adjuster until they contact the body. Continue tightening the special bolts to the specified torque.
- Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center joint bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- After tightening the dashboard mounting bolts, tighten the center joint bracket mounting bolts, and then tighten the center frame mounting bolts.
- Tighten all remaining mounting bolts to the specified torque.
- If necessary, adjust the shift cable Adjustments.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side
