Honda Accord 2008 Manual page 1742

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16. Install the dashboard in the reverse order of
removal, and note these items:
• Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins
correctly
• Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire
harnesses are not pinched.
• Make sure the connectors are plugged in
properly.
• Before reinstalling the dashboard, be sure the
collar bolt (A) on passenger's side can be
screwed/unscrewed lightly by hand, and then
screw all of them into the fixed space adjuster (B)
until they contact the stoppers (C) by hand. Do
not tighten them fully with any tools.
• Before reinstalling the dashboard, try to screw
the special bolt (D) into the loosened collar bolt. If
the collar bolt is not unscrewed by screwing the
special bolt, replace this special bolt with a new
one.
• After setting the dashboard on the body, reinstall
all of the mounting bolts to the dashboard,
tighten the driver's side bracket to the specified
torque, then torque the special bolt (D) on the
passenger's side. First screw the special bolt into
the collar bolt (A), they will be fixed because of
the thread lock on the bolt. Continue tightening
the bolt with the collar bolt , they are loosened
from the fixed space adjuster (B) until the collar
bolt contacts the inside face of the body. Then
tighten the bolts again to the specified torque.
• Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the
bolts securing the center joint bracket and the
dashboard before reinstallation.
• After tightening the dashboard mounting bolts,
tighten the center joint bracket mounting bolts,
and then tighten the center frame mounting bolts.
• Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure
(see page 22-89).
• If necessary, adjust the shift cable (see page
14-283).
• Check for any DTCs that may have been set
during repairs, and clear them.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side
B
A
C
B
B
A
A
D
D
D
8 x 1.25 mm
22 N·m
(2.2 kgf·m, 16 lbf·ft)
20-173
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