Dashboard Removal/Installation; Dashboard Disassembly/Assembly - Mazda RX-8 Manual

DASHBOARD REMOVAL/INSTALLATION

1. Disconnect the negative battery cable.
2. Remove the following parts:
a. Console (See CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
b. Glove compartment (See GLOVE COMPARTMENT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
c. Side panels (See SIDE PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
d. Lower panel (See LOWER PANEL REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
e. Column cover (See COLUMN COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
f. Steering shaft installation nuts (See STEERING WHEEL AND COLUMN
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
g. A-pillar trim (See A-PILLAR TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
3. Remove in the order indicated in the table.
1 Nut
2 Bolt A
3 Bracket
4 Cap
5 Bolt B
WARNING:
Removing the dashboard without supporting it can be dangerous. The dashboard may fall and
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injure you. Always perform the following procedure with at least another person.
4. Remove the dashboard.
5. Take the dashboard off from the front driver-side door opening.
6. Install in the reverse order of removal.

DASHBOARD DISASSEMBLY/ASSEMBLY

1. Remove the following parts:
a. Center panel module (See CENTER PANEL MODULE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
b. Passenger-side air bag module (See PASSENGER-SIDE AIR BAG MODULE
REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
c. Instrument cluster (See INSTRUMENT CLUSTER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
d. A/C unit (See A/C UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
e. Blower unit (See BLOWER UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION .)
2. Disassemble in the order indicated in the table.
3. Assemble in the reverse order of disassembly.
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