Instrument Panel Compartment Door Dampener Replacement (Traverse)

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Fig 1: Instrument Panel Compartment Door Dampener (Traverse)

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Callout	Component Name
1	Instrument Panel Compartment Door Dampener Procedure Remove the dampener arm from the compartment door Twist the dampener gear and pull outward to remove the dampener from the instrument panel assembly. When reinstalling the instrument panel compartment door dampener assembly ensure the instrument panel compartment dampener arm is aligned properly to the dampener gear assembly.

Callout

Component Name

Instrument Panel Compartment Door Dampener

Procedure

Remove the dampener arm from the compartment door
Twist the dampener gear and pull outward to remove the dampener from the instrument panel assembly.
When reinstalling the instrument panel compartment door dampener assembly ensure the instrument panel compartment dampener arm is aligned properly to the dampener gear assembly.