Taking apart the dashboard....
Apr 17, 2007, 05:41 PM
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Taking apart the dashboard....
Ok, I had enough of all the rattling my dashboard makes. I been in quite a few Evos and none of them come close to makeing as much noise at my does. Mayority of the noise comes from the top of the dash piece hitting the dashboard "support".
Has anyone ever taken the top of the dashboard out? How difficult is it? Where to start? Tips? etc.
Any help would be appriciated.
Has anyone ever taken the top of the dashboard out? How difficult is it? Where to start? Tips? etc.
Any help would be appriciated.
Apr 17, 2007, 07:57 PM
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Starting next week I'm on vacation and I have a heater blend door waiting on my workbench. To install the door the dash has to come out. Two weeks from now I should be able to provide a blow by blow account.
I got a copy of the service manual on CD from Ebay. You might want to do the same.
I got a copy of the service manual on CD from Ebay. You might want to do the same.
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Apr 17, 2007, 09:29 PM
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Starting next week I'm on vacation and I have a heater blend door waiting on my workbench. To install the door the dash has to come out. Two weeks from now I should be able to provide a blow by blow account.
I got a copy of the service manual on CD from Ebay. You might want to do the same.
I got a copy of the service manual on CD from Ebay. You might want to do the same.
Thanks
Apr 21, 2007, 11:36 AM
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start by taking the small stuff off. i.e. steering wheel,glove box,dash console(where the a/c n heat switches are).
stuff like that. never done it on my own car but on others cars(not an evo) but i can gurantee u its a PITA.
make sure u have a lot of ziplock bags to put ur screws in n label them so u dont have any extras left
have fun
stuff like that. never done it on my own car but on others cars(not an evo) but i can gurantee u its a PITA.
make sure u have a lot of ziplock bags to put ur screws in n label them so u dont have any extras left
have fun
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Apr 21, 2007, 10:31 PM
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Well, with the steering column off I could clearly see the side of the heater box where the levers are and could see why the knob sticks in the center. So, I was looking at the TSB and the levers they picture are different - a new design. I got and installed these new levers and while not super the heat knob is good enough. In other words, I never got it all apart.
By the way, putting the steering column back on is a trick I haven't mastered. With one hand you hold the column up, with the other you slide the shaft back on while with the third you squeeze the clamp open. I finally gave up and used a worm drive clamp.
By the way, putting the steering column back on is a trick I haven't mastered. With one hand you hold the column up, with the other you slide the shaft back on while with the third you squeeze the clamp open. I finally gave up and used a worm drive clamp.
Apr 23, 2007, 07:49 AM
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I have had mine out 3 times and have no more rattles than I started with.
You don't have to pull the steering wheel.
It is intuative. Once you have all the trim panels off the dash has several 10mm bolts holding it on and the whole thing comes out. The hardest two to see are the two holding the pass side airbag mount down. One is up and behind the ECU and you need an extension and a swivel to get to it. The others are all in plain site.
I can get it all out in 10-15 min now. I think the first time will take about 30 minutes or so.
see it all comes out:
You don't have to pull the steering wheel.
It is intuative. Once you have all the trim panels off the dash has several 10mm bolts holding it on and the whole thing comes out. The hardest two to see are the two holding the pass side airbag mount down. One is up and behind the ECU and you need an extension and a swivel to get to it. The others are all in plain site.
I can get it all out in 10-15 min now. I think the first time will take about 30 minutes or so.
see it all comes out:
Apr 24, 2007, 07:52 AM
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I have had mine out 3 times and have no more rattles than I started with.
You don't have to pull the steering wheel.
It is intuative. Once you have all the trim panels off the dash has several 10mm bolts holding it on and the whole thing comes out. The hardest two to see are the two holding the pass side airbag mount down. One is up and behind the ECU and you need an extension and a swivel to get to it. The others are all in plain site.
I can get it all out in 10-15 min now. I think the first time will take about 30 minutes or so.
see it all comes out:
You don't have to pull the steering wheel.
It is intuative. Once you have all the trim panels off the dash has several 10mm bolts holding it on and the whole thing comes out. The hardest two to see are the two holding the pass side airbag mount down. One is up and behind the ECU and you need an extension and a swivel to get to it. The others are all in plain site.
I can get it all out in 10-15 min now. I think the first time will take about 30 minutes or so.
see it all comes out:
Apr 25, 2007, 04:57 AM
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Let me see if I can find a diagram that shows how it comes apart. I should have taken pics and done a writeup cause its really a one man job that only requires a socket and a screw driver.