Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation

Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation

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:

- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard/steering hanger beam.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body or other related parts.

1. Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure, then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.

2. Remove these items:

- Front seats, both sides Front Seat Removal/Installation
- Driver's dashboard undercover Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Kick panels, both sides
- Center console Service and Repair
- Glove box Glove Box Removal/Installation
- Fuse access panel Fuse Access Panel Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard undercover Passenger's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- A-pillar trim, both sides
- Steering column Steering Column Removal/Installation
- Shift lever housing mounting bolt, M/T model M/T Shift Lever Housing Replacement
- Shift lever bracket mounting bolt, A/T model A/T Shift Lever Removal

3. Disconnect the mode control cable Mode Control Cable Removal/Installation and the recirculation control cable Adjustments.

Driver's side

4. From under the dash, disconnect the right engine compartment wire harness connector (A), the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), the floor wire harness connectors (C), the driver's door wire harness connectors (D), and the roof wire harness connectors (E) from the dashboard wire harness connectors or the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (F). Remove the terminal mounting bolt (G) with a TORX T30 bit.






Middle portion

5. Remove the heater joint duct (A).






6. From under dash, disconnect SRS control unit connector (A), and if equipped, the yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor connector (B), and detach the harness clips (C). Remove the bolts (D). Remove the ground bolt (E) with a TORX T30 bit.






7. Detach the harness clips (A), then disconnect the parking brake switch connector (B), the fuel pump connector (C), and the A/T position switch connector (D) (A/T model).






Passenger's side

8. Disconnect the antenna lead connector (A).






9. Disconnect the blower resistor subharness connector (A).






10. Release the harness clip (A), then disconnect the blower motor connector (B).






11. From under the dash, detach the harness clip (A), then disconnect and detach the right engine compartment wire harness connectors (B) and the passenger's door wire harness connector (C).






12. If necessary, remove the dashboard side cover (A). The driver's side is shown; the passenger's side is similar.

1. Gently pull out along the rear edge to release the hooks (B).

2. Gently pull out on the side cover to release the hooks (C), then remove the side cover.





13. Remove the special bolts (A, B) from outside the passenger's door.

1. Remove the caps (C).

2. Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (D), and engage the inside threads of the adjusting nuts (E). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the adjusting nuts turn together.

3. Continue to loosen the special bolts to turn the adjusting nuts into the sleeves (F) until the nuts bottom out. This creates a gap (G) between the adjusting nuts and the body.

4. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the adjusting nuts, then remove the bolts.





14. If the adjusting nuts (A) were not fully bottomed in the sleeves in step 13, 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.






15. From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), then remove the bolts (B, C, D).






16. Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B, C). Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening. Take care not to scratch the body with the adjusting nuts on the passenger's side.

NOTE: Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.






17. 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.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, be sure the adjusting nuts (A) on the passenger's side can be screwed/unscrewed lightly by hand, and then screw them into the sleeves (B) fully by hand. Do not tighten them fully with any tools.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (C) 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.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure.
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.

Special bolt tightening on passenger's side