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Re: How are you going in there? W/O taking off the lower dash? Posted by RS [Email]  (#15)  [Profile/Gallery]
(more from RS) on Fri, 20 Jul 2001 08:50:40
In Reply to: Re: How are you going in there? W/O taking off the lower dash?, Rob 85 Turbo, Thu, 19 Jul 2001 22:25:16 Members do not see ads below this line. - Help Keep This Site Online - Signup |
Honestly, I'm not sure what the white plastic nut. They may have changed things between '85 and '89.
For doing this work for the first time, assuming that you have some time you want to spend, I'd suggest that you take off the lower dash to gain access to that area. Then you can see what's actually going on in there instead of using the HK (Helen Keller [no disrespect intended]) method for fixing it for the first time. But it *can* be done by undoing the heater duct on the drivers side and gingerly bending it out of the way to get in there (this is the HK method).
I don't remember whether your car has a center console (with the equalizer, etc. in it) or not. But if it does, you'll need to remove that, the console around the shift lever, and the drivers seat.
Here are a few of the steps from the heater valve FAQ for removing the lower dash. Doing the upper dash is truly a PITA - I never want to do that one.
2. Remove the lower half of the plastic steering column cover (see illustration). Through '83, the screws were phillips, on my '84 and '86 cars they were Torx.
3. Remove the center console, if you have one. If not, just remove the ashtray. Behind the ashtray is a 10mm retaining bolt. If you have the center console, the bolt is the two piece assembly shown, you need to remove each piece separately.
4. Access and remove the two 10mm retaining studs from the engine compartment. There's one on either side below the corner of the windshield behind the wheel well.
5. Wiggle the knee pad free, unplugging the wire to the cigarette lighter light.
6. Undo the screws (5) securing the heater duct and remove.
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