Instrument Panel

Instrument Panel

Removal and Installation

Vehicles with air conditioning

1. Recover the refrigerant.

All vehicles

2. Remove the upper and lower cowl panel grille.

3. Remove the windshield wiper mounting arm and pivot shaft assembly and the windshield wiper motor.

4. Remove the instrument panel-to-front of dash bolt.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).






NOTICE: Make sure all the coolant openings are sealed, or coolant may leak into the vehicle when the instrument panel is removed.

5. Crimp the two heater hoses and remove the hoses from the heater core. Remove the Thermostatic Expansion Valve (TXV) fitting nuts. Remove exterior heater core housing nut.
- To install, tighten to 1 Nm (9 lb-in).






Vehicles without air conditioning

NOTICE: Make sure all the coolant openings are sealed, or coolant may leak into the vehicle when the instrument panel is removed.

6. Crimp the two heater hoses and remove the hoses from the heater core. Remove exterior heater core housing nut.
- To install, tighten to 1 Nm (9 lb-in).






All vehicles

7. Remove the drivers side front door.

8. Remove the drivers seat.

9. Remove the transmission selector lever assembly.

Vehicles with manual transmission

10. Remove the gear shift lever.

All vehicles

11. Remove the 2 push pins and remove the hush panel from the lower right side of the instrument panel.
- Disconnect the electrical connector.






12. Remove the glove compartment.





13. Disconnect the 3 electrical connecters at the lower RH side of the cowl.





14. Remove the RH and LH instrument panel side covers.





15. Remove the RH and LH front scuff plates and the RH and LH cowl side trim panels.





16. Disconnect the lever lock electrical connector and push pin at the lower RH side cowl. Disconnect the yellow connector and push pin at the lower RH side cowl.





NOTICE: Do not allow the steering wheel to rotate while the steering column shaft is disconnected, or damage to the clockspring may result. If there is evidence that the shaft has rotated, remove and recenter the clockspring. For additional information, refer to Restraints and Safety Systems &/or Air Bag Systems.

17. Remove the bolt-in electrical connector at the lower LH side cowl. Disconnect the hood release lever from bracket. Remove and discard the steering column shaft-to-steering column pinch bolt.
- To install, use a new steering column shaft-to-steering column pinch bolt and tighten to 28 Nm (21 lb-ft).






18. Disconnect the 2 Restraints Control Module (RCM) electrical connectors. Remove the RCM (Restraints Control Module) harness from the plastic channel. Remove the ground strap bolt. Disconnect the parking brake electrical connector. Remove the 2 RH and the 2 LH instrument panel bolts and remove the instrument panel braces.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).






19. Remove the LH instrument panel side bolt.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).






NOTICE: To avoid damage to the instrument panel, this step requires the help of an assistant.

NOTICE: Make sure that all electrical connectors and wiring are not hindered before removing the instrument panel or damage to the components may occur.

NOTE: Rotate the instrument panel as necessary to remove from the vehicle.

20. Remove the 2 RH and the two LH instrument panel bolts and remove the instrument panel.
- To install, tighten to 25 Nm (18 lb-ft).






21. To install, reverse the removal procedure.