Part Two

Heater Unit/Core Removal and Installation

















*These tools are available through the Honda Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857

Removal

CAUTION:
* Air conditioning refrigerant or lubricant vapor can irritate your eyes, nose, or throat.
* Be careful when connecting service equipment.
* Do not breathe refrigerant or vapor.

SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations Locations and the precautions and procedures Service and Repair before doing repair or servicing.

NOTE:
* If accidental system discharge occurs, ventilate the work area before resuming service.
* Additional health and safety information may be obtained from the refrigerant and lubricant manufacturers.

21. Steering Wheel Assembly





1. Set the front wheels in the straight ahead position.

2. Disconnect the connector (A).

3. Loosen the steering wheel bolt (B) three turns.





4. Install a commercially available steering wheel puller (A) on the steering wheel (B).

5. Free the steering wheel from the steering column shaft by turning the pressure bolt (C) of the puller.

Note these items when removing the steering wheel:
* Do not tap on the steering wheel or the steering column shaft when removing the steering wheel.
* If you thread the puller bolts (D) into the wheel hub more than five threads, the bolts will hit the cable reel and damage it. To prevent this, install a pair of jam nuts five threads up on each puller bolt.





6. Remove the steering wheel puller.

7. Remove the steering wheel (A) from the steering column.

22. Upper Column Cover





1. Carefully pry out the dashboard meter visor blind cover (A) with the appropriate trim tool to detach the clips (B) and the hook (C), then tuck up the dashboard meter visor blind cover.





2. Remove the upper column cover (A).

23. Lower Column Cover





1. Remove the screws (A) securing the lower column cover (B) from the front side.





2. Remove the screw (A), then remove the lower column cover (B).

24. Combination Switch Body Assembly





1. Disconnect the connectors (A).

2. Remove the clip (B).





3. Disconnect the connectors (A).





4. Remove the combination switch body assembly (A) from the steering column shaft.

25. Steering Joint Cover





1. Remove the steering joint cover (A).

26. Steering Column Lower Slide Shaft - Hold





1. Set the steering column to the center tilt position, and to the center telescopic position.

2. Hold the lower slide shaft (A) on the column with a piece of wire (B) between the joint yoke (C) of the lower slide shaft and the joint yoke (D) of the upper shaft to prevent the lower slider shaft from pulling out.

27. Steering Joint - Disconnection





1. Remove the steering joint bolt (A).

2. Disconnect the steering joint (B) from the pinion shaft.

NOTE:
* If the center guide (C) is in place and has not moved, leave it in place.
* If the center guide has come off, discard it.

28. Steering Column

1. Disconnect the connectors (A) from the ignition switch (B).






2. Detach the wire harness clips (C) from the steering column.

3. Remove the steering column (D).

NOTE: Do not release the lock lever until the steering column is installed. If the lock lever is released before installation, adjust the steering column after installation.

29. Center Maintenance Cover





1. Remove the maintenance cover (A).

30. Shift Lever Panel (AT)





1. Carefully pry out the shift lever panel (A) with the appropriate trim tool to detach the clips (B, C) and the hooks (D), then remove the shift lever panel.

31. Shift Cable - Disconnection Lever Side





1. Shift the shift lever to R.

2. Insert a 6.0 mm (0.236 in) pin (A) into the positioning holes (B).

NOTE: Use only a 6.0 mm (0.236 in) pin with no burrs.

3. Remove the nut (C) securing the shift cable end (D).





4. Unlock the retainer lock (A).





5. Rotate the socket holder retainer (A) counterclockwise (B) until it stops, and push the retainer lock (C) into the socket holder retainer to lock the retainer.





6. Slide the socket holder (A) away from the bracket as shown to remove the shift cable (B) from the shift cable bracket (C).

NOTE: Do not remove the shift cable by pulling the shift cable guide (D).

32. Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam

Driver's side





Passenger's side





1. At the A-pillar, disconnect the connector(s) (A).





2. From under the dash, disconnect the connectors (A).





3. From under the dash, remove the nut (A) and the bolt (B).





4. With climate control: Disconnect the aspirator hose (A).

5. Disconnect the connector (B).





6. From under the dash, disconnect the connectors (A).

7. Remove the bolts (B, C), and remove the ground bolt (D) with a TORX T30 bit.





8. From under the dash, disconnect the connectors (A), and detach the harness clips (B).





9. Loosen the special bolts (A) until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (B), and engage the inside threads of the collar bolts (C). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the collar bolts turn together.

10. Continue loosening the special bolts to turn the collar bolts into the fixed space adjusters (D) until the collar bolts engage the stops (E). This creates a gap (F) between the collar bolts and the body.

11. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.





12. Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the fixed space adjusters (B).

NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts.





13. Remove the bolts (A, B).





14. Remove the dashboard/steering hanger beam (A).





15. If necessary, detach the hooks (A), then remove the dashboard upper side cover (B).

33. Blower-Heater Unit





1. Disconnect the engine compartment wire harness connector (A).





2. Disconnect the drain hose (A).

3. Remove the blower-heater unit (B).

34. Passenger's Heater Duct





1. Remove the passenger's heater duct (A).

35. A/C Wire Harness





1. Disconnect the blower motor connector (A).

2. Detach the harness clip (B).

3. Disconnect the power transistor connector (C).

4. With climate control: Disconnect the passenger's air mix control motor connector (D).





5. Disconnect the mode control motor connector (A).

6. Disconnect the recirculation control motor connector (B).

7. Disconnect the evaporator temperature sensor connector (C).

8. Detach the harness clips (D).





9. Disconnect the air mix control motor connector (A).

10. Detach the harness clips (B).

36. Blower Unit





1. Remove the blower unit (A).

37. Heater Core Cover





1. Remove the heater core cover (A).

38. Passenger's Air Mix Control Motor (Climate Control)





1. Remove the passenger's air mix control motor (A).

39. Expansion Valve Cover





1. Detach the connector clip (A).

2. Remove the expansion valve cover (B) and the seal (C).

40. Evaporator Core





1. Carefully pull out the evaporator core (A) without bending the lines.

2. Remove the plate (B).

41. Expansion Valve Bracket





1. Remove the expansion valve bracket (A).

42. Heater Core





1. Remove the grommet (A).

2. Remove the heater pipe bracket (B).

3. Carefully pull out the heater core (C) without bending the lines.