Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair

DASHBOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Remove the passenger-side air bag module if equipped.
2. Remove the combination switch.
3. Remove the installation bolts then shift the assembled steering shaft in the dashboard. (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN REMOVAL/INSTALLATION.)
4. Remove the instrument cluster.
5. Remove the console.
6. Remove the glove compartment.
7. Remove the lower panel.
8. Remove the hood release cable installation nut.
9. Remove the side wall.
10. Remove the A-pillar trim.
11. Remove the side panel.




12. Disconnect the antenna plug.
13. For vehicles equipped with the semi-logic type climate control unit, disconnect the wires for the heater unit. (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT REMOVAL.) (See CLIMATE CONTROL UNIT INSTALLATION.)




14. Disconnect the connectors.




15. Remove the bolts.
16. Remove the dashboard from the vehicle.

WARNING: Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fall and injure you. Always perform these procedures together with at least another person.




1. Incline the dashboard slowly forward.
2. Lift up the dashboard while it is inclined forward.
3. Remove the dashboard from the vehicle through the passenger-side front door.

17. Install in the reverse order of removal.

DASHBOARD DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY




1. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
2. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.