Instrument Panel - Replacement
Removal and Installation1. Disconnect battery positive terminal.
2. Disconnect wiring on dash panel in engine compartment by loosening the bolt in the center of the connector.
3. Remove right and left inside windshield mouldings.
4. Remove the engine cover.
5. Remove left and center snap-in moulding on each side of the steering column.
6. Remove five screws and steering column opening cover.
7. Remove nine bolts and steering column opening reinforcement.
8. Remove steering column shrouds.
9. Disconnect three wiring connectors at bottom of steering column.
10. Loosen retaining bolt and disconnect ignition switch connector from steering column.
11. Remove two screws and right-hand side lower trim panel.
12. Remove right and left cowl side trim panels and disconnect the park brake wiring.
13. Remove three nuts attaching the parking brake assembly to the left-hand cowl side and lay assembly on front floor. Do not disconnect cable.
14. Disconnect wiring at right cowl side.
15. Disconnect radio antenna at right cowl side.
16. Disconnect wiring connector at brake light switch.
17. Disconnect heater control cables and, if so equipped, disconnect the air conditioner vacuum line connector on the right side of instrument panel.
18. Remove one bolt attaching the right side of the instrument panel.
19. Remove one bolt attaching the center of the instrument panel.
20. Remove one bolt attaching the center of the instrument panel below the center instrument panel register.
21. Remove pinch bolt from steering column to extension shaft. Compress extension shaft toward engine and separate it from the column U-joint.
22. Disconnect the transmission shift cable from the steering column.
23. Remove four bolts attaching left side of instrument panel to the cowl side.
NOTE: The following steps (24, 25, 26) require two technicians.
24. Remove four screws attaching the top of the instrument panel.
25. Support the instrument panel and pull rearward and disconnect any remaining wires or other components.
26. Carefully remove the instrument panel through the driver's side door.
27. If replacing panel, transfer all components to the replacement panel.
For installation, follow removal procedures in reverse order.
NOTE: On EEC-IV equipped vehicles, when the battery is disconnected and reconnected, some abnormal drive symptoms may occur while the EEC processor relearns its adaptive strategy. The vehicle may need to be driven 10 miles or more to relearn the strategy.