Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
- KTC trim tool set SOJATP2014*
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.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body or the other 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 from the dashboard:
- A-pillar trim, both sides Interior Trim Removal/Installation - A-Pillar Trim
- Instrument fascia Instrument Fascia Removal/Installation
- Driver's dashboard trim Driver's Dashboard Trim Removal/Installation
- Driver's dashboard undercover Driver's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Hood release handle Hood Release Handle Replacement
- Center trim Dashboard Center Trim Removal/Installation
- Center console panel Center Console Panel Removal/Installation
- Center console rear trim Center Console Rear Trim Removal/Installation
- Center console Center Console Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard side panel Passenger's Dashboard Trim Removal/Installation
- Passenger's dashboard undercover Passenger's Dashboard Undercover Removal/Installation
- Steering column Steering Column Removal and Installation
Driver's side
3. Disconnect the roof wire harness connector (A).
4. Disconnect the left side wire harness connectors (A), the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (B),and the driver's door wire harness connector (C) from the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (D).
5. Detach the harness clip (A) fastening the relay (B) from the brake pedal support member (C). Remove the bolts (D, E), then remove the member, and disconnect the TPMS control unit connector (F).
Center dashboard/console
6. Remove the clip, then remove the center joint duct (A).
7. Disconnect SRS unit connector A, the floor wire harness connector (B), the A/C wire harness connector (C), the parking brake switch connector (D), and the yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor connector (E), and detach the wire harness clips (F). Remove the ground bolt (G) with a TORX T30 bit.
Center dashboard (passenger's side)
8. Disconnect the A/C wire harness connector (A), and detach the clip securing the center side duct (B).
Passenger's side
9. Disconnect the antenna sublead connectors (A).
10. Disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connector (A), the right side wire harness connectors (B), and the right engine compartment wire harness connectors (C). Disconnect the dashboard wire harness connector (D) and the audio wire harness connectors (E) from the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box (F). Detach the harness clip (G).
11. Remove bolts (A, B), then remove the center joint bracket (C).
12. Remove the cowl cover. Service and Repair
13. Remove the bolts securing the steering hanger beam.
14. Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
-1 Remove the caps (B).
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 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.
Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.
15. Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the space adjusters (B).
-1 Insert an 8 mm hex wrench in the collar bolt.
Gently turn the wrench counterclockwise.
-3 If the wrench turns easily, continue turning until the collar bolt seats and engages the stop (C).
If the wrench does not turn easily, the collar bolt is seated.
-4 NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts.
16. From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), then remove the bolts from outside the driver's door.
17. Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B) on the body. Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening. Take care not to scratch the body with the collar 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.
18. 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.
- 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. As you tighten the bolts, the collar bolts screw out of the sleeve 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 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.
- 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
