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Front HVAC Housing Removal







REMOVAL

WARNING: Refer to the applicable warnings and cautions for this system before performing the following operation Warning and Caution. Failure to follow the warnings and cautions could result in possible personal injury or death.

WARNING: On vehicles equipped with airbags, disable the airbag system before attempting any steering wheel, steering column, or instrument panel component diagnosis or service. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative (ground) cable, then wait two minutes for the airbag system capacitor to discharge before performing further diagnosis or service. This is the only sure way to disable the airbag system. Failure to take the proper precautions could result in accidental airbag deployment and possible personal injury or death.

NOTE: The front HVAC housing must be removed from the vehicle and disassembled for service of the A/C evaporator, recirculation-air door, mode-air doors, blend-air doors and linkage.





1. Recover the refrigerant from the refrigerant system Refrigerant System Recovery.
2. Drain the engine cooling system Service and Repair.
3. Disconnect and isolate the negative battery cable.
4. Disconnect the liquid line and suction line from the expansion valve and install plugs or caps over the fittings and expansion valve portsA/C Line - Removal.
5. Disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core tubes and install plugs or caps over the heater core tube openings.
6. Remove the four nuts (1) that secure the HVAC housing (2) to the engine compartment side of the dash panel (3).




7. Remove the instrument panel from the passenger compartment Instrument Panel - Removal.
8. Disconnect the intermediate floor distribution duct from the front floor distribution duct.
9. Remove the two bolts (1) that secure the HVAC housing (2) to the passenger compartment side of the dash panel (3).
10. Pull the HVAC housing rearward so that the mounting studs and condensate drain tube clear the dash panel and remove the front HVAC housing from the passenger compartment.
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