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Removal & Installation (Century & Regal)

  1. Disconnect negative battery cable. Apply parking brake. Position shift lever to LOW position. Remove front floor console trim plate. Remove rubber mat from storage compartment in front floor console.
  2. Remove bolts from storage compartment area of front floor console. Remove bolts from front floor console mounting bracket at rear of shift lever.
  3. Remove bolts from left and right front sides of front floor console. Remove front floor console power accessory port. Remove front floor console cigarette lighter. Disconnect wiring harness from front floor console.
  4. Pull front floor console rearward in order to release retainers from the instrument panel. Depress front edge of shifter trim plate in order to pull back front floor console for removal. Remove front floor console from vehicle. See Fig 1 .
  5. Remove left instrument panel insulator. Remove steering column opening filler. Remove screws from bottom of instrument panel accessory trim plate.
  6. Remove HVAC control module mounting screws. Disconnect harness connector. Remove HVAC control module. To install, reverse removal procedure. Tighten HVAC controller retaining bolts to 18 INCH lbs. (2 N.m).
    Fig 1: Removing Center Floor Console
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