Pontiac Grand Prix Service Manual page 740

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PONTIAC SERVICE MANUAL
4. Remove heater or
A/C
control panel.
5. Disconnect speedometer, printed circuit connector,
cigar lighter and instrument panel harness from rear of
cluster.
6. Remove four cluster retaining screws.
7. Position ground straps so that cluster may be pulled
from studs and removed towards center of car.
8. To replace, reverse removal procedure.
TEMPEST
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REMOVE AND REPLACE
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove glove compartment.
3.. Disconnect speedo cable and wire connectors at
headlamp switch, windshield wiper, turn signal, igni-
tion switch, printed circuit, heater and/or air condi-
tioner control panel.
4. Remove lower column trim and disconnect air
control cable at heater case.
5. Remove three (3) screws at instrument bombs, Fig.
12-27.
6. Remove two (2) instrument panel to column support
screws, one screw at each outboard lower end of panel
and three (3) nuts above glove compartment (inner).
7. Loosen two right hand toe plate screws and two
screws clamping right toe plate to left toe plate.
8. Remove column to instrument panel bracket nuts
and drop column. Place shop rags over column directly
below instrument panel.
9. Pull entire instrument panel rearward far enough to
gain access to cluster.
10. Remove ground strap retaining screws, and two
instrument panel harness conduit retaining screws.
11. Remove instrument panel cluster retaining screws
then cluster.
12. To replace, reverse removal procedure making sure
that proper sequence of tightening is used at toe plate.
(Right hand to left hand toe plate clamping screws
then left hand toe plate to dash.)
GRAND PRlX
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REMOVE AND REPLACE
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove glove compartment.
3. Disconnect speedo cable and wire connectors
a t
headlamp switch, windshield wiper, turn signal, igni-
tion switch, printed circuit, heater and/or air condi-
tioner control panel.
4. Remove lower column trim and disconnect air
control cable at heater case.
5. Remove three (3) screws at instrument bombs, Fig.
12-27.
6. Remove two (2) instrument panel to column support
screws.
7. Remove one screw at each outboard lower end of
panel.
8. Remove screws retaining right and left side of
instrument panel to body. To do this, remove the
upper vent nozzles. by inserting two thin blade
screwdrivers on right and left side of nozzle to
disengage metal retaining clip. Then pull nozzle
.
towards rear of car to remove.
9. Remove upper instrument panel cover plate. (Studs
pushed into retaining clips, pry up carefuIly to
remove.)
10. Remove two upper panel retahing screws and
upper speaker support bracketascrew.
11. Remove console to instrument panel retaining
screws.
12. Loosen toe plate screws.
13. Remove column to lower instrument panel retain-
1
ing nuts and drop column.
14. Pull entire instrument panel rearward on left far
enough to gain access to cluster.
15. Remove ground strap retaining screws, and two
instrument panel harness conduit retaining screws.
16. Remove instrument panel cluster retaining screws
then cluster.
17. To replace, reverse removal procedure referring to
section 9 for column alignment procedure.
FIREBIRD
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REMOVE AND REPLACE
1. Disconnect battery.
2. Remove lower instrument panel cover.
3. Remove ash tray bracket screws and radio retaining
nuts and glove compartment.
4. Disconnect heater control cables and wire comec-
tors.