1. Remove the padded dash as
outlined here.
2. Remove the instrument cluster as outlined here.
3. Remove the steering wheel if you have not
already done so.
4. Remove the center console if so equipped.
5. If the car has an automatic transmission, move
the lever all the way to the rearward and cover
with a shop rag. If the car has a standard
transmission, move the shifter lever to any
rearward gear position and cover with a shop rag.
6. Remove the Radio as outlined here.
7. Remove the glove box door by removing the
support cable with the stubby screwdriver, remove
the inside screws holding the glove box liner and
remove the liner, then remove the three hex bolts
holding the glove box door to the hinge and
remove the glove box door.
8. Through the glove box door opening, remove the
screws holding the clips that retain the heater
box adjusting cables and remove the cables from
the adjusting levers.
9. Through the opening where the radio was,
unplug the heater control fan switch and the
illumination light. The illumination light should
be plugged in to a triangular shaped three hole
connector with a blue with red striped wire. In
some cases this wire may be short enough to cause
the illumination light socket to pull out of back
of the heater controls. Just remember to push the
light socket back into place later.
10. Remove the screw below the heater controls
and slowly pull the heater controls straight out.
Note that the adjusting cables are very stiff and
you may have to work the heater controls around a
bit to bring them and the cables all the way out
of the cavity.
11. Go to the steering column area and remove the
two screws holding the plastic cover wrapping
around the main wiring harness at the center.
12. Remove the screw holding the round plastic
clip holding the harness just to the left of the
steering column.
13. Follow the wiring down to the headlight
switch, cigaretter lighter, turn signal switch,
ignition switch, flashers, and wiper switches and
unplug the connectors. Be cautious with the wiper
switch as sometimes this connector will want to
remain connected and pull the switch apart. Try
to grasp the wiper switch with one hand as you
unplug the connector.
14. Follow the main harness from left to right
and unplug any remaining components and remove
the harness from the dash clips along the top.
15. Get a few tie strips or other means to lift
and hold the wiring harness along it's run to the
metal lip running along the base of the
windshield.
16. Remove the bolt holding the upper end of the
center support bar to the firewall. You may want
to go ahead and remove the lower bolt as well and
remove this piece from the dash entirely.
17. Remove the screw at the bottom of the dash
holding the end of the flat thin support bracket
attached to the pedal support.
18. Remove the upper bolts from the support
brackets above the steering column.
19. Remove the two bolts holding the bottom of
the V shaped bracket to the dash and remove the
bracket.
20. Remove the three nuts holding the steering
column to the dash and let it drop down. It won't
drop much.
21. Remove the small screw at the center where
the steering column attaches.
22. Remove the two steering column mounting bolts
that are across from each other. You may have to
use a hammer to knock them up and out. They are
usually held in place with round spring washers.
You should be able to remove the thick triangular
bracket from the dash.
23. Remove the mounting bolt going in left
through the side of the steering column opening
that holds the bracket for the third steering
column mounting nut.
24. At each end of the dash is an L shaped
bracket attaching the bottom of the dash to the
side. Remove the bolts mounting the dash to the
bracket. Leave the bracket attached to the side.
This will allow the dash to sit on top of these
brackets.
25. Check to make sure all of the electrical
connections, A/C vents if applicable, and
mounting bolts are now removed and the metal dash
should be just sitting there and able to be
removed from the car.
26. Pull the dash at the steering column and slip
it back and away from the steering column. Then,
sitting in the passenger seat, pull the dash back
and out of the car through the passenger door
opening.NOTE:
Care has been taken to be as accurate as possible
with this procedure. If any steps or issues have
been missed, corrections will certainly be made
to ensure accuracy.
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