Digital Dash - Removal & Replacement Procedure
87subaru2NUMBER 08-24-87
DATE 8-3-87
APPLICABILITY 1985 TO '87 XT MODELS EQUIPPED WITH A DIGITAL DASH
SULJECT: DIGITAL DASH REMOVAL AND REPLACEMENT
Should it be necessary to remove an XT digital dash unit, follow this procedure for removing and installing the unit.
Step 1) Remove the lower panel
Step 2) Remove the heater crossover duct
FIGURE 1:
Step 3) Remove the mounting screws on the lower cover assembly. See Figure 1.
Step 4) Disconnect the instrument panel wiring connectors located
next to the left hand kick panel.
Step 5) Disconnect the speedometer cable.
Step 6) Lower the steering column to the lowest tilt position.
FIGURE 2:
Step 7) Remove the two outer nuts on the meter bracket of the steering column. See Figure 2.
Step 8) Remove the dash unit by lifting up and out.
Note: Carefully remove the wiring.
Step 9) Install the new dash unit in the reverse order of removal.
This procedure can be claimed for vehicles under the Subaru limited warranty using the following information:
Operation Number Failure Code Time
B849-031 TAS 40, 43 0.9
Note: If the original odometer unit is not being transferred to the replacement dash unit, it will be necessary to affix an odometer label. Please refer to Service Bulletin 01-102-86, dated 11-24-86 for further details.