Pontiac FIREBIRD 1972 Service Manual page 37

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5. Remove screw and nut retaining cable at control
panel and remove cable.
REMOVE AND REPLACE
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A SERIES
6. To replace, reverse removal procedure. Route cable
smoothly, check operation and adjust if neessary.
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove radio.
3. Disconnect heater control cables at heater case.
ALL CABLES
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X SERIES
4. Disconnect lamp and wire connectors from control
panel (Fig. 1-12).
1. Remove radio.
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5. Remove (4) control panel attaching nuts and screw
holding heater control and radio support bracket to
the lower instrument panel reinforcement.
2. If replacing defrost cable, remove ash tray and
bracket for access to cable attachment at control.
3. Remove retaining screw and nut and disconnect ca-
ble at heater case (Fig. 1-14).
6. Remove control panel and transfer support bracket.
7. To replace reverse removal procedure, check cable
operation and adjust if necessary.
4. If replacing temperature cable, remove screw and clip
used to route cable along heater case.
5. Remove retaining screw and nut and disconnect ca-
ble at control (Fig. 1-15). REMOVE AND REPLACE
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G SERIES
6. Remove cable.
1. Disconnect battery.
7. To replace, reverse removal procedure, check adjust-
ment when connecting cable at heater case.
2. Remove radio.
3. Disconnect electrical and vacuum connections at
control panel (Fig. 1-1 1).
HEATER CONTROL PANEL
REMOVE AND REPLACE
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B SERIES
4. Remove rear attaching screw.
5. Loosen (2) screws securing control panel to instru-
ment panel (panel mounting tabs are slotted).
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove center ash tray. Remove lower instrument
panel (I.P.) trimplate (4 screws).
6. Remove control panel and disconnect lamp.
7. To replace reverse removal procedure, check operat-
ion and adjust temperature cable if necessary.
3. Remove radio knobs and bezels and upper I.P. trim-
plate (5 screws).
4. Disconnect all three heater control cables at heater
case.
REMOVE AND REPLACE
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F SERIES
5. Remove 3 screws and position heater control panel
and outlet bezel away from I.P. opening. Disconnect
lamp socket and fan switch connector and remove
control and outlet bezel as an assembly with heater
cables attached.
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove lower 'instrument panel trim (at steering col-
umn).
6. Separate control panel from outlet bezel. (These parts
are connected by 4 clips, Fig. 1-10.)
3. Remove upper instrument panel trim plate (at clus-
tdr).
4. Remove rally gages (fuel, volts) if equipped with rally
gages.
5. Remove (3) control retaining screws (Fig. 1-13).
7. Disconnect all 3 heater control cables at the control.
8. To replace, reverse the removal procedure. When
routing heater control cables take care to avoid kinks
or bends; check cable operation and adjust cables if
necessary.
6. Remove screw at support bracket.