Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
- KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014
*Available through the Honda Tool and Equipment Program; 888-424-6857
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations Locations and the precautions and procedures Service and Repair before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard or related parts.
1. Do the battery terminal disconnect procedure Procedures, and wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
2. Remove these items:
- Front seats, both sides Front Seat Removal/Installation
- Center console Center Console Removal/Installation
- Driver's dashboard undercover Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard undercover Passenger's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Steering column Steering Column Removal/Installation
- Glove box Glove Box Removal/Installation
- A-pillar trim, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - Pillar Areas
- Kick panel, both sides Service and Repair
- Front console cover, both sides Front Console Cover Removal/Installation
- Dashboard center lower cover Dashboard Center Lower Cover Removal/Installation
- Shift lever A/T Shift Lever Removal
Driver's side
3. From under dash, disconnect the left side wire harness connectors (A), the engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), the roof wire harness connector (C), and the driver's door wire harness connectors (D).
Center
4. Remove the rear heater joint (A).
5. From under dash, disconnect SRS unit connector (A), the floor harness connectors (B), and A/C subharness connector (C). Using a TORX T30 bit, remove the ground bolt (D), and detach the wire harness clip (E).
Passenger's side
6. From under the dash, disconnect the radio tuner connectors (A), the antenna connector (B), and the right side wire harness connectors (C).
7. Remove the bolts, and remove the center bracket (A) from the dashboard center frame (B).
8. From the driver's side: Remove the bolt from brake pedal bracket, and remove the nut from the body.
9. Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
1. Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (B), and engage the inside threads of the adjusting nuts (C). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the adjusting nuts turn together.
2. Continue to loosen the special bolts to turn the adjusting nuts into the sleeves (D) until the adjusting nuts engage the stoppers (E). This creates a gap (F) between the adjusting nuts and the body.
3. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the adjusting nuts, then remove the bolts.
10. If necessary, remove the dashboard side cover (A).
1. Using a KTC trim tool, pry up on the front edge of the dashboard side cover to release the clips and the hooks (B).
2. Pull out the cover to release the hooks (C), then remove the cover. Repeat on the other side of the dashboard.
11. If the adjusting nuts (A) were not fully bottomed in the sleeves in step 9, finish screwing the adjusting nuts into the sleeves with a 21 mm open-end wrench (B). In this case, replace the special bolts with new ones because the thread lock is worn out.
12. Remove the bolts (A, B) from outside the driver's door.
13. Lift up on the dashboard (C) to release it from the guide pins (D).
14. Have an assistant hold the dashboard away from the body, open the driver's door fully. Carefully remove the dashboard through the driver's door opening. Take care not to scratch the body with the collar bolt.
NOTE:
- Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center console opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.
- Push the forward bolt on the passenger's side into the body to prevent the bolt and/or the passenger's door from getting damaged.
15. Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure the connectors are plugged in properly, and the antenna lead and each cable are connected properly.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, be sure the adjusting nuts (A) on the passenger's side can be screwed/unscrewed lightly by hand, then screw them into the fixed space adjusters (B) until they contact the stoppers (C). Do not tighten them with any tools.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (D) into the adjusting nuts, and check that they turn together. If they do not turn together, replace the special bolts.
- After setting the dashboard in the body, reinstall all of the mounting bolts but do not tighten them. First tighten the driver's side bracket bolts to the specified torque. Next, tighten the special bolts. As you tighten the bolts, the adjusting nuts screw out of the sleeves until they contact the body. Continue tightening the special bolts to the specified torque.
- Tighten all remaining mounting bolts to the specified torque.
- Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure Procedures.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.
- If necessary, adjust the shift cable Adjustments.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side
