Jeep 1997 Grand Cherokee Service Manual page 435

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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)
(14) Unplug all of the instrument panel wire har-
ness connectors from the junction block on the right
cowl side panel.
(15) If the vehicle is so equipped, disconnect the
in-car temperature sensor aspirator hose at the cou-
pling near the passenger side of the transmission
floor tunnel.
(16) On Left-Hand Drive (LHD) models only,
remove the ash receiver and remove the screw in the
back of the ash receiver housing that secures the
instrument panel armature to the heater-A/C hous-
ing.
(17) Pull back the floor carpet on the transmission
floor tunnel from the base of the instrument panel
center bezel and remove the two bolts that secure the
instrument panel center bracket to the floor.
(18) Remove the two bolts that secure the instru-
ment panel center bracket to the driver side of the
transmission floor tunnel.
(19) Remove the bolt that secures the instrument
panel armature to the steering column and brake
pedal support.
(20) Remove the two bolts that secure the ends of
the instrument panel armature to the cowl side pan-
els.
Fig. 24 Instrument Panel Assembly Remove/Install
INSTRUMENT PANEL SYSTEMS
(21) Remove the cowl top trim panel as described
in this group.
(22) Remove the two bolts that secure the ends of
the instrument panel armature to the windshield
fence.
(23) Remove the four nuts that secure the top of
the instrument panel armature to the studs on the
windshield fence.
(24) With the aid of an assistant, lift the instru-
ment panel off of the windshield fence studs and
maneuver the assembly out of the vehicle through
the passenger side front door.
(25) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the mounting hardware as follows:
• Instrument panel center bracket to floor pan
transmission tunnel fasteners - 28 N·m (250 in. lbs.)
• Instrument panel to windshield fence bolts and
nuts - 12 N·m (105 in. lbs.)
• Instrument panel to cowl side panel bolts - 12
N·m (105 in. lbs.)
• Instrument panel to steering column support
bolt - 12 N·m (105 in. lbs.)
• Knee blocker mounting screws - 2.2 N·m (20 in.
lbs.).
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