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Repair Procedure A

This Repair Procedure installs an RFI filter in series with the blower fan circuit.

1. Record the radio station presets.

2. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.

3. Remove the glove box door by disconnecting the lanyard on the left side of the door, depressing the stop tab at the rear of the bin and then pulling the door away from the instrument panel.

4. Locate the orange, two-wire connector which is visible through the opening in the rear of the glove box cavity. Disconnect the connector.

5. Mate the connectors on the filter with those on the fan motor. Check both pairs of connectors to make sure that they are properly mated.

6. Apply foam tape (P/N 4318028) around RFI filter and upper connector end.

7. Install the glove box door and lanyard.

8. Remove the kick panel in front of the passenger-side door.

9. Locate the wiring harness ground termination on the sheet metal behind the kick panel.

10. Remove the ground termination bolt. Install one eyelet of the new ground wire (wire located in kit) on the termination bolt and secure the bolt.

11. Remove one of the bolts that secures the blower motor housing to the HVAC housing. Install the other end of the ground wire to the bolt and re-attach the bolt.

12. Install the kick panel.

13. Connect the negative cable and reset the clock and reprogram the radio to the station presets identified in step one.