Acura 3.5 RL Manual page 1040

Heater Unit
Replacement (cont'd)
8. Remove the mounting bolt and the mounting nuts
from the right side of the steering hanger beam,
then remove the steering hanger beam.
STEERING HANGER BEAM
9. Remove the evaporator/blower unit (see page
22-65).
10. Remove the clips and the heater duct.
HEATER DUCT
6 x 1.0 mm
9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)
8 x 1.25 mm
22 N-m (2.2 kgf-m, 16 Ibf-ft)
11. Remove the bolt and the cruise control unit. Discon-
nect the connectors from the mode control motor
and the air mix control motor, then remove the clips
and the A/C wire harness. Remove the mounting
bolt, the mounting nuts and the heater unit.
CRUISE CONTROL UNIT
A/C WIRE HARNESS
12. Install in the reverse order of removal. Make note of
the following items.
Apply sealant to the grommets.
Do not interchange the inlet and outlet heater
hoses.
Make sure that the clamps are secure.
Refill the cooling system with engine coolant
(see section 10).
Connect the heater valve cable, and make sure
that it is properly adjusted (see page 22-72).
Make sure that there is no air leakage.
The PCM memory must be reset after reconnect-
ing the battery (see page 11-125).
Enter the anti-theft code for the radio, then enter
the customer's radio station presets.
HEATER UNIT
6 x 1.0 mm
9.8 N-m (1.0 kgf-m, 7.2 Ibf-ft)