Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
- KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014
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SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations Locations and the precautions and procedures Service Precautions before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard/steering hanger beam.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body, or the related parts.
- Take care not to bend the brackets.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.
1. Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure Procedures, then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
2. Remove these items:
- Kick panels, both sides
- A-pillar trims, both sides
- Center console Center Console Removal / Installation
- Driver's dashboard lower cover Driver's Dashboard Lower Cover Removal / Installation
- Dashboard center lower covers, both sides Dashboard Center Lower Cover Removal / Installation
- Glove box Service and Repair
- Steering column Steering Column Removal/Installation
- Shift lever Shift Lever Removal
Driver's Side
3. From under the dash, disconnect the following connectors:
- Left engine compartment wire harness connectors (A)
- Left side wire harness connector (B)
- Roof wire harness connectors (C)
- Driver's door wire harness connector (D)
4. From under the dash, disconnect the aspirator hose (A), then remove it.
Middle Area (Shift Lever Area)
5. Detach the clip, and remove the left rear heater joint duct (B). Disconnect the SRS unit connector A, the parking brake switch connector (C), and the yaw rate-acceleration sensor connector (D), and detach the harness clips (E). Remove the TORX ground bolt (F) with a TORX T30 bit.
Middle Area (Passenger's Side)
6. From under the dash, disconnect the A/C wire harness connector (A).
Passenger's Side
7. From under the dash, disconnect the following connectors, and detach the harness clip (A):
- Passenger's door wire harness connector (B)
- Right side wire harness connectors (C)
- Antenna lead connector(s) (D)
- Stereo amplifier connectors (E)
- Right engine compartment wire harness connectors (F)
- Dashboard wire harness connectors (G)
- Audio wire harness connector (H)
8. Detach the harness clips (A) and the clip (B) fastening the relay from the brake pedal support member (C), and remove the bolts (D, E), then remove the support member. Disconnect the TPMS control unit connector (F).
9. Remove the center frame mounting bolts (A) and the center joint bracket mounting bolts (B), then remove the center joint bracket (C).
10. Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
1. Remove the caps (B).
2. Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (C), and engage the inside threads of the collar bolts (D). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the collar bolts turn together.
3. Continue loosening the special bolts to turn the collar bolts into the fixed space adjusters (E) until the collar bolts engage the stops (F). This creates a gap (G) between the collar bolts and the body.
4. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.
11. Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the fixed space adjuster (B).
1. Insert an 8 mm hex wrench in the collar bolt.
2. Gently turn the wrench counterclockwise.
3. If the wrench turns easily, continue turning until the collar bolt seats and engages the stop (C).
4. If the wrench does not turn easily, the collar bolt is seated.
NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts.
12. From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), and remove the driver's side bracket bolts (B).
13. Remove the mounting bolts (C) from under the dash.
14. Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B). Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening.
NOTE:
- Take care not to scratch the body with the collar bolts on the passenger's side.
- Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.
15. Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly.
- Push the clips into place securely.
- Make sure the collar bolts (A) turn easily by hand in the fixed space adjusters (B). Tighten the collar bolts by hand until they engage the stops (C) before reinstalling the dashboard.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (D) into the collar bolts, 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 to turn the collar bolts. As you tighten the bolts, the collar bolts screw out of the fixed space adjuster until they contact the body. Continue tightening the special bolts to the specified torque.
- Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center joint bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- After tightening the dashboard mounting bolts, tighten the center joint bracket mounting bolts, and then tighten the center frame mounting bolts.
- Tighten all remaining mounting bolts to the specified torque.
- If necessary, adjust the shift cable Adjustments.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure Procedures.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side
