Removal and Installation
Removal and Installation1. Disconnect positive battery cable.
2. Remove RH finish moulding by pulling upward to unsnap six clips and disconnect wiring.
3. Open glove compartment door and depress sides inward and lower glove compartment assembly toward floor.
4. Remove LH finish moulding by pulling upward to unsnap two clips.
5. Remove four push pins from RH and LH lower insulators. Remove insulators.
6. Remove five screws retaining lower instrument panel steering column cover and remove cover.
7. Remove four screws retaining lower instrument panel steering column reinforcement. Remove reinforcement.
8. Remove four retaining nuts and absorber assembly.
9. Remove four screws retaining upper steering column shroud and remove.
10. Remove tilt/wheel lever.
11. Remove lock cylinder by pushing a small Allen wrench into groove located beneath lock cylinder. Place key into ignition and gently wiggle to work cylinder free.
12. Remove lower steering column shroud by pulling out.
13. Remove bolt retaining transmission range cable to steering column.
14. Disconnect all electrical connectors.
15. Disconnect hood and brake release cables.
16. Remove four nuts retaining steering column. Lower steering column.
17. Remove screw at steering column opening, retaining instrument panel to brake pedal support.
18. Remove two screws under ash receptacle which retains instrument panel to A/C plenum case.
19. Remove headlamp switch knob.
20. Remove five screws from cluster opening finish panel and remove panel.
21. Remove four screws retaining A/C control. Disconnect electrical connectors and one vacuum connector.
22. Remove four screws retaining cluster. Disconnect electrical connectors.
23. Remove three screws to remove glove compartment assembly.
24. Remove two screws from instrument panel to cowl top brace and one screw from passenger air bag support bracket.
25. Remove both defroster grilles by snapping out to release.
26. Remove two screws and remove center defrost grille.
27. Under the hood, disconnect all electrical connectors of main wire loom.
28. Disengage rubber grommet from dash panel and teed wiring and connectors through hole into instrument panel area.
29. Remove three screws (two on sill plate) at both RH and LH cowl trim panels. Remove panels.
30. Disconnect wiring at RH and LH cowl side panels.
31. Remove lower two screws at instrument panel, one at each end.
32. Remove three upper instrument panel retaining screws and carefully lower instrument panel. Disconnect all electrical and vacuum connectors. Remove instrument panel from vehicle.
33. To install instrument panel, reverse Removal procedure.
34. Check air bag indicator operation.