Dashboard / Instrument Panel: Service and Repair

Removal Procedure




1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the floor console
3. Remove the audio system.
4. Remove the HVAC controls.
5. Remove the instrument cluster.
6. Remove the A-pillar trim panels.
7. Install the driver and passenger knee bolsters.
8. Disconnect the steering column electrical connectors.
9. Remove the nuts and the bolts that secure the steering column.




10. Lower the steering column.
11. Remove the screw that secures the instrument panel to the heater air distributor case.




12. Remove the bolts that secure the instrument panel to the pedal assembly.




13. Remove the nuts that secure the back of the instrument panel to the bulkhead.




14. Remove the bolts that secure the bottom of the instrument panel to the floor.




15. Remove the bolts that secure the sides of the instrument panel to the body.
16. Disconnect the instrument panel electrical connectors.
17. Remove the instrument panel.

Installation Procedure




1. Position the instrument panel in the vehicle.
2. Connect the instrument panel electrical connectors.

NOTE: Dissimilar metals in direct contact with each other may corrode rapidly. Make sure to use the correct fasteners to prevent premature corrosion.

3. Install the nuts securing the back of the instrument panel to the bulkhead.

Tighten
Tighten the instrument panel-to-bulkhead nuts to 10 Nm (89 lb.in).




4. Install the bolts securing the sides of the instrument panel to the body.

Tighten
Tighten the instrument panel-to-body bolts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).




5. Install the bolts securing the bottom of the instrument panel to the floor.

Tighten
Tighten the instrument panel-to-floor bolts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).




6. Install the bolts securing the instrument panel to the pedal assembly.

Tighten
Tighten the instrument panel-to-pedal assembly bolts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).




7. Install the screw securing the instrument panel to the heater air distribution case.

Tighten
Tighten the instrument panel-to-heater air distribution case screw to 2 Nm (18 lb.in).




8. Raise the steering column.
9. Connect the steering column electrical connectors.
10. Install the nuts and the bolts securing the steering column.

Tighten
Tighten the steering column nuts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).
Tighten the steering column bolts to 22 Nm (16 lb.ft).




11. Install the driver and passenger knee bolsters.
12. Install the A-pillar trim panels.
13. Install the instrument cluster.
14. Install the HVAC controls.
15. Install the audio system.
16. Install the floor console.
17. Connect the negative battery cable.