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Removal Procedure

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  1. Remove the right instrument panel insulator panel. Refer to CLOSEOUT/INSULATOR PANEL REPLACEMENT - RIGHT in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.
  2. Remove the IP compartment. Refer to COMPARTMENT REPLACEMENT - INSTRUMENT PANEL (I/P) in Instrument Panel, Gages and Console.
  3. Disconnect the two vacuum lines from the defroster actuator (3).
  4. Disconnect the orange vacuum line from the recirculation actuator and install a hand vacuum pump (2).
  5. Remove the defroster actuator from the attachment to the HVAC module case.
    Fig 1: Removing Defroster Actuator From Defroster Door Arm
    G01568916Courtesy of GENERAL MOTORS CORP.
  6. Using the hand vacuum pump (2), open the recirculation actuator door to the full open position.
  7. Rotate the defroster actuator to the right and up into the opening between the back of the dash and the opening into the HVAC module.
  8. Disconnect the defroster actuator from the defroster door arm.
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