Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014*
*Available through the Acura Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations (see COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX ) and the precautions and procedures (see PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ) before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard/steering hanger beam.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body, or the other related parts.
- Take care not to bend the brackets.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.
- Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure (see BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION ), then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
- Remove these items:
- A-pillar trims, both sides
- Sedan (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - PILLAR AREAS - SEDAN )
- Sport Wagon (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - PILLAR AREAS - SPORT WAGON )
- Driver's dashboard lower cover (see DRIVER'S DASHBOARD LOWER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Kick panels, both sides (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - DOOR AREAS )
- Driver's dashboard undercover (see DRIVER'S POCKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Dashboard center lower covers, both sides (see DASHBOARD CENTER LOWER COVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Center console (see CENTER CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Side pockets, both sides (see SIDE POCKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Without navigation: Center pocket (see CENTER POCKET REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- With navigation: Audio-navigation unit (see AUDIO-NAVIGATION UNIT REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Center pocket frame (see DASHBOARD/STEERING HANGER BEAM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Glove box (see GLOVE BOX SEPARATOR REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Passenger's dashboard undercover (see PASSENGER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Steering column (see STEERING COLUMN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION )
- M/T: Shift lever housing (see SHIFT LEVER HOUSING REPLACEMENT )
- A/T: Shift lever (see SHIFT LEVER REMOVAL )
Driver's Side
- A-pillar trims, both sides
- From under the dash, disconnect the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (A), the driver's door wire harness connector (B), the roof wire harness connectors (C), and the left side wire harness connectors (D). Disconnect the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (E) and the left side wire harness connectors (F) from the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (G).
- From under the dash, disconnect the air hose (A), then remove it.
Middle Area (Shift Lever Area)
- Disconnect the SRS unit connector A, the parking brake switch connector (B), the yaw rate-lateral acceleration sensor connector (C), and the USB adapter unit connector (D) (without navigation), and detach the wire harness clips (E). Remove the ground bolt with a TORX T30 bit.
- A/T: Remove the bolts, then remove the shift lever mount bracket (A).
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Middle Area (Passenger's Side)
- From under the dash, disconnect the A/C wire harness connector (A), and the floor wire harness connector (B). Detach the wire harness clip (C).
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Passenger's Side
- Disconnect the antenna lead connector (A).
- From under the dash, disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connector (A), the right side wire harness connectors (B), and the right engine compartment wire harness connectors (C). Disconnect the dashboard wire harness connectors (D) and the audio wire harness connector (E) from the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box (F).
- Detach all of the harness and connector clips.
- Detach the harness clip (A) and the clip fastening the relay (B) from the brake pedal support member (C). Remove the bolts (D, E), then remove the member, and disconnect the TPMS control unit connector (F).
- Remove the center frame mounting bolts (A) and the center joint mounting bolts (B), then remove the center joint bracket (C).
- Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
- 1. Remove the caps (B).
- 2. Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (C), and engage the inside threads of the collar bolts (D). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and collar bolts turn together.
- 3. Continue loosening the special bolts to turn the collar bolts into the fixed space adjusters (E) until the collar bolts engage the stoppers (F). This creates a gap (G) between the collar bolts and the body.
- 4. Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.
- Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the space adjusters (B).
- 1. Insert an 8 mm hex wrench in the collar bolt.
- 2. Gently turn the wrench counterclockwise.
- 3. If the wrench turns easily, continue turning until the collar bolt seats and engages the stopper (C).
- 4. If the wrench does not turn easily, the collar bolt is seated.
NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts. - From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), then remove the dashboard mounting bolts (B, C) from outside the driver's door.
- Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B) and the center pin (C) on the dashboard from the grommet (D). Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening.NOTE:
- Take care not to scratch the body with the collar nuts on the passenger's side.
- Do not rest the dashboard on its center lower cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.
- Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly.
- Make sure the collar bolts (A) turn easily by hand in the fixed space adjusters (B). Tighten the collar bolts by hand until they engage the stoppers (C) before reinstalling the dashboard.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (D) into the collar bolts and check that they turn together. If they do not turn together, replace the special bolts.
- After setting the dashboard in the body, reinstall all of the mounting bolts but do not tighten them. First tighten the driver's side bracket bolts to the specified torque. Next, tighten the special bolts to turn the collar bolts out of the space adjusters until the collar bolts contact the body. Continue tightening the special bolts 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 BATTERY REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION ).
- If necessary, adjust the shift cable (see SHIFT CABLE ADJUSTMENT ).
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side