Over-Center Spring, Removing And Installing: Removing

Vehicles With A Knee Airbag 

-- Determine whether a coded radio is installed. If so, obtain the anti-theft code.

-- Disconnect the battery ground cable. Refer to BATTERY .

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-- Move the driver seat all the way back and raise the steering wheel to the highest position.

-- Remove the trim and the cover under the trim on the driver side. Refer to STORAGE COMPARTMENTS AND COVERS .

Vehicles With A Knee Airbag 

-- Remove the knee airbag bracket and crash bolster.

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-- Remove the cable guide -2- from the steering column.

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-- Remove the footwell vent -3-. Refer to A/C COMPRESSOR .

Vehicles Without Knee Airbag 

There are different ways of securing the impact bolster -1- in front of the clutch pedal -2-. The crash bolster may look different than what is shown in the following illustrations.

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Securing With Two Bolts 

-- Remove the crash bolster -1- (2 bolts).

Securing With One Bolt 

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-- Remove the crash bolster -1- (1 bolt -2-).

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Remove the damper -arrow- at the bottom of the bracket/clutch pedal, if equipped.

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-- Remove the washers -A- for the damper.

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-- Remove the damper.

-- Push the damper near the upper nut -1- above the clutch pedal -A- in direction of -arrow-.

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-- Remove the nut -2- and the bolt -5- and then remove the clutch pedal -1- from the bracket -3-.

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-- Swivel the clutch pedal slightly downward and remove the over-center spring -4- from the bracket.