Dodge Neon 2001 Service Manual page 728

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GLOVE BOX
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INSTRUMENT PANEL ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
INSTRUMENT PANEL END COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
GLOVE BOX
REMOVAL
(1) Remove three glove box door hinge screws.
(2) Open glove box and remove assembly from
vehicle.
(3) Remove the latch by gently prying the retainer
clip out of its slot.
(4) Remove eight screws retaining glove box door
to bin assembly.
(5) Separate glove box door from bin and remove.
(6) Remove dampers by gently stretching them
over the end of their pins.
INSTALLATION
(1) Assemble glove box door and bin.
(2) Install the eight screws retaining glove box
door to bin assembly.
(3) Install the latch using retainer clip.
(4) Install glove box dampers over end of pins.
(5) Place glove box into instrument panel opening.
(6) Close glove box door and install the three glove
box door hinge screws.
INSTRUMENT PANEL
ASSEMBLY
REMOVAL
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Push seats back to their full back position.
(3) Using a trim stick (special tool #C-4755) or
equivalent, gently pry out on left and right A-pillar
trim moldings and remove.
(4) Remove the instrument panel top cover. Refer
to Body, Instrument Panel, Instrument Panel Top
Cover, Removal.
2001 NEON
INSTRUMENT PANEL
TABLE OF CONTENTS
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INSTRUMENT PANEL TOP COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
INSTALLATION. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
LOWER INSTRUMENT PANEL COVER
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTRUMENT PANEL BEZEL
REMOVAL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
INSTALLATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
(5) Gently pull up on cluster bezel and remove
from vehicle.
(6) Remove two screws. Then gently pull rearward
on left lower instrument panel cover and remove
from vehicle.
CAUTION: Lock the steering wheel in the straight
ahead position. This will prevent clock spring dam-
age when the steering wheel rotates freely.
(7) Remove steering column. Refer to Steering,
Steering Column, Removal.
(8) Remove left and right instrument panel end
covers.
(9) Remove left and right cowl side panels.
(10) Remove center console. Refer to Body, Interior,
Center Console, Removal.
(11) Depress the sides of the Data Link Connector
(DLC) and remove from instrument panel reinforce-
ment.
(12) Remove two center support mounting bolts.
(13) Remove left and right A-pillar mounting bolts,
two on each side.
(14) Disconnect right side antenna connector.
(15) Remove left and right A-pillar door harness
connectors (Fig. 1).
(16) Disconnect two harness connectors to HVAC
at right top instrument panel (Fig. 2).
(17) Disconnect one left side harness connector at
top left of instrument panel for vanity and rear view
mirrors.
(18) Pull off the HVAC control head knobs.
(19) Remove both A/C outlet barrels.
(20) Remove two screws retaining the top front of
the center bezel.
(21) Using a trim stick or equivalent, gently pry
out on the instrument panel center bezel and remove.
(22) Remove the two retaining screws to the HVAC
control head.
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