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Hello, look and see if this is the information you need. It may go farther than you need as it is for the instrument panel complete. Let me know. Thanks

REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

See Figure 1

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Fig. 1: Instrument panel components

 

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.

2. If equipped with a soft top, disconnect the top from the windshield frame, drip rails and door flanges.

3. If equipped with a hard top, disconnect the top from the windshield frame. Loosen the retainer screws, tilt the top rearward and prop the top away from the windshield.

4. Protect the hood area in front of the windshield, remove the windshield-to instrument panel retainers, then tilt the windshield forward onto the hood.

5. Remove the instrument cluster bezels.

6. Remove the assist handle, glove box door and hinge and box assembly.

7. Remove the screws attaching the pad to the instrument panel and remove the pad.

8. If equipped with air conditioning, remove the screws attaching the evaporator assembly to the instrument panel and lower the evaporator assembly.

9. Remove the screws retaining the steering column bezel to the dash panel and remove the bezel.

10. Disconnect the parking brake bracket from the dash panel.

11. Disconnect the speedometer cable and the instrument cluster wires.

12. Disconnect the heater control cables from the damper door levers.

13. Place the automatic shift lever in park.

14. Remove the steering wheel .

15. Remove the roll pin attaching the shift lever to the shift bowl and remove the shift lever.

16. Remove the instrument panel-to-cowl panel retaining screws and remove the instrument panel.

To install:

1. Install the instrument panel to the cowl panel and install the retaining screws.

2. Install the pad to the instrument panel.

3. Connect the speedometer cable and the instrument cluster wires.

4. Install the instrument cluster bezels.

5. Raise and install the evaporator.

6. Connect the heater control cables to the damper door levers.

7. Connect the parking brake bracket to the dash panel.

8. Install the steering wheel and shift lever.

9. Instal the steering column bezels.

10. Install the glove box hinges and door.

11. Move the windshield to the upright position and install the windshield retainers.

12. If equipped with a hard top, remove the prop, then position the top on the body and install the retaining screws.

13. If equipped with a soft top, install the top to the windshield frame, drip rails and door flanges.

14. Connect the negative battery cable.

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Answered:	2/9/2008

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