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Part/Kit: RANGE ROVER CLASSIC 1990 - 1994 8844 1 OF 48 Part #: Page: An Atlantic British Exclusive! With the genuine motors unavailable for ® EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE EXCLUSIVE nearly a year, we decided to develop this all-inclusive kit designed and engineered to replace your failed heater motor flawlessly.
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Make sure you have a container to hold all of the hardware you will be removing Move the front seats as far back as possible Make sure you know the codes for the radio and disconnect the battery Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Remove the retaining clip from the top most and bottom most door hinge posts. (See photo 1) (photo 1) Remove the roll pin from the door check bracket (photo 2) (photo 2) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 4) Lift the door off of the hinges. Repeat for the right hand side. (There will be no foot rest.) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Remove the left fascia by taking the 2 screws out shown in photo 6. (photo 6) Remove the 8 screws securing the panel. (See photos 7, 8, and 9) (photo 7) (photo 9) (photo 8) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 10) and take the bulb check unit out of the bracket (photo 11) (photo 10) (photo 11) The panel can now be removed. (photo 12 shows panel removed) (photo 12) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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BEZEL LOUVERS (5) TOTAL AUXILIARY SWITCH PANEL LEFT HEATED SEAT RADIO SURROUND FUSE COVER RIGHT HEATED AC PLENUM SEAT CIGAR LIGHTER (photo 13) (photo 14) (photo 15) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Unplug the connectors for the clock and mirror controls. (photos 17 and 18) (photo 17) (photo 18) Note: Vehicles without wood-grain fascia will also need the mirror control switches popped out. The fascia can now be removed. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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The location of these screws is shown in photo 19. Remove these screws. (photo 19) Remove the 4 screws underneath the mat in the right hand recess (behind “grab bar”). (photo 20) (photo 20) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Unplug the 3 connectors from the back of the instrument panel (shown in photo 23). (photo 23) Remove the 4 nuts/washers securing the instrument panel from underneath the dash. (location shown in photos 24 & 25) (photo 24) (photo 25) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Take the radio out by using special tool and rotating counter-clockwise the 2 screws until the radio will come out. The screws are underneath the little “doors” to the left and right of the unit. (photo 27) (photo 27) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 30). Pull the panel down and unplug the 4 lamp connectors (photo 31). Remove the heater bezel from the vehicle. (photo 29) (photo 30) (photo 31) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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33) from its location. Unplug all of the color coded switches (photo 34) and remove the panel. (photo 33) (photo 34) Remove the lower screw to the right of the steering wheel column (location shown in photo 35) (photo 35) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Unplug the connectors for the Seat Heater switches, the EAS switches (3, if equipped), and the cigar lighter and maneuver the radio surround out of the vehicle. (photos 38 and 39) (photo 38) (photo 39) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 40) Unplug the Green & Black wires from the recirculation flap solenoid and disconnect the vacuum hose. (Shown in photo 41) (photo 41) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(Shown in photo 43) (photo 43) Remove wiring and grommet for mirrors and clock from AC Plenum. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Unplug the heater assembly connector and the AC thermostat connector with green wires. (Shown in photos 45 and 46 respectively) (photo 46) (photo 45) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Tilt the top of the heater box out and maneuver the unit out of the vehicle. The state of the vehicle at this point is shown in photo 50. (photo 50) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Drill out the 2 rivets on the left half of the heater enclosure holding the heater control assembly to the plastic heater housing with a 3/16 inch drill bit. (See photos 54 and 55) (photo 54) (photo 55) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Remove the 10 clips and the 2 snap rings holding the halves together. Note: There is a clip hidden behind the heater control cluster. (See photos 59, 60 and 61) (photo 59) (photo 60) (photo 61) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
Remove the screws securing the side plates (6 screws per side). (See removal of the right end plate in photo 64) Remove the resistor from the heat shield as shown in photo 65. (photo 65) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
Remove the foam gasket around the 2 heater core pipes and remove the top flap. (See photo 69) FLAP (photo 69) You can now slide the heater core out of the housing. (See photo 70) (photo 70) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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2 halves of the heater housing are reassembled. The goal is to keep the mounting surface perpendicular with the axis of rotation of the motor and wheel. (Grinding shown in photo 73) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Feel underneath to ensure that the pilot holes we will be drilling in the next step will be located over the area where the old plastic posts were located. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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It will be a tight fit so that the ring stays in place as we turn the enclosure over and install the Motor Mounting Clamp. (See photo 77) (photo 77) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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The vibration that this unit is likely to see will cause a crimped connection to eventually fail. You would not want to repeat this entire procedure just to fix a bad connection. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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The center point of the wheel should be approximately in line with the edge of the housing. (See photo 84) (photo 83) (photo 84) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(See photos 87, 88, and 89) It may be necessary to remove the defrost ducts to get at the shaft openings. (See photos 90 and 91) (photo 89) (photo 87) (photo 88) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Put all the clips and clamp rings back on the unit securing the halves. Put the 2 screws back in as shown in photo 92. (photo 92) Put new pop rivets in place of the ones that were previously drilled out. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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6 screws. (See photo 95) (photo 93) (photo 94) (photo 95) Reinstall the right side plate (6 screws, photo 96) (photo 96) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Make sure that the electrical control cable is in the position as shown in photo 100. This will help to ensure that it is not in the way when it is repositioned into the vehicle. (photo 100) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Bolt the heater box into position with the 4 large bolts shown in photos 103 and 104). (photo 103) (photo 104) Install the connector to the recirculation control and reattach the vacuum hose. (See photos 105 and 106) (photo 105) (photo 106) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Connect the 2 outboard heater defrost hoses and secure with a cable tie. (See photos 108 and 109) (photo 108) (photo 109) Connect the 2 inboard defrost hoses to the dash top and secure with cable ties. (See photo 110) (photo 110) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Maneuver the AC plenum into position making sure to feed the wires for the mirror control and clock through the opening. (See photos 114 and 115) (photo 114) (photo 115) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(See photo 118) Make sure that you have fed all the connectors and cable for the instrument cluster and the security LED through the openings in the dash top. (See photo 119) (photo 118) (photo 119) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 121) Install 3 screws holding the dash to the AC plenum that were marked in the disassembly process. (See photos 122 and 123) (photo 122) (photo 123) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Reinstalling the Instrument Cluster: Position the instrument cluster behind the steering wheel making sure that the 3 connectors feed through the frame. (See photo 125) (photo 125) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Position the Radio Surround “roughly” into place while you feed all of the various cables through the openings in the surround. (See photo 128) (photo 128) Reconnect the fuse box with 4 screws. (See photo 129) (photo 129) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 132) Plug in the EAS connectors. (if equipped) Feed the wiring for the radio through the opening. Don’t forget the antenna cable. (See photo 133) (photo 133) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 134) and the screw and washer on the left side (photo 135) (photo 134) Final Assembly: (photo 135) Install the screw over the fuses (photo 136) This will hold everything in place as you proceed. (photo 136) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(See photo 140) (photo 140) Tighten the 4 screws in the dash top recess on the right side of the dash. (See photo 141) (photo 141) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 146) (photo 145) Plug the color coded connectors into the back of the auxiliary switch panel and push the panel back in place. (photo 147) (photo 147) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Put the fascia back into position as shown in photo 151 and secure with the 13 screws. (photo 152 shows the upper screws through the opening for the louvers and photo 153 shows the lower screws) (photo 151) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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(photo 157). Make sure that the duct is positioned so it is coming through the opening in the top of the panel. (See photo 158) (photo 155) (photo 156) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Position the short fascia piece to the left of the steering column (photo 162) and secure with the screws shown in photo 163. Replace the louver as shown in photo 164. (photo 162) (photo 163) (photo 164) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Reconnect the heater hoses on the engine side of the firewall. (See photos 168, 169, and 170) Refill with fresh coolant (photo 171) (photo 168) (photo 169) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Reposition the door hinges over the 4 studs on the vehicle door frame. Secure with the snap ring on the upper and lower studs. (See photo 172) (photo 172) Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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Make sure plugs are installed in radiator and heater pipes before starting engine. Run engine to purge air from cooling systems. Check operation of heater unit and AC unit. Allow to fully cool down and top off cooling system. Atlantic British Ltd. ® www.AtlanticBritish.com • 800-533-2208 • Fax 518-664-6641 • Phone 518-664-6169...
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