Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation (L13A/R18A)

Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation

SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations and the precautions and procedures before doing repairs or service.

NOTE:

Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard.
Take care not to scratch the dashboard, body and other related parts.
Put on gloves to protect your hands.
When removing components, use the trim tools or equivalent.

1.	Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.

2.	Remove these items: Rear center console Driver's dashboard lower cover Front center console Passenger's dashboard undercover Glove box Kick panels, both sides Front pillar trim, both sides Front pillar corner trim Steering column

Driver's side

From under the dash, disconnect the EPS unit harness connector (A), dashboard wire harness connectors (B), EPS unit subharness connector (C), and the brake switch connector (D) from the driver's underdash fuse/relay box (E), and then release the wire harness clip (F). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

NOTE: Life the large wire harness connector locks (G) before trying to remove the connectors from the fuse/relay box.

4.	From under the dash, disconnect the driver's door wire harness connectors (A), driver's side wire harness connector (B) roof wire harness connector (C). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

5.	From under the dash, disconnect the engine compartment wire harness connectors (A). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

Middle portion (change lever portion)

6.	Disconnect the floor wire harness connectors (A). Detach the connector clip (B) and the harness clips (C). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

7.	Remove the shift lever housing.

8.	Remove the bolts securing the change lever base (A), and detach the harness clips (B). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

9.	Disconnect the SRS control unit connector (A), and detach the wire harness clip (B). Using a T30 Torx bit, remove the ground bolt (C). RHD LHD

Passenger's side

10.	From under the dash, detach the harness clip (A), and disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connectors (B) and the radio antenna connector (C). RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

11.

Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door. RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

-1	Remove the caps (B).
-2	Loosen the special bolt until its threads have come off the sleeve (C). The bolt will be screwed into the inside female screw of the adjusting nut (D) by loosening the bolt. Because of the thread locks on the thread of the bolt, the bolt and adjusting nut will be fixed.
-3	Loosen the bolt again to screw the externally threaded nut into the sleeve fully, then the gap (E) will be between the nut and body.
-4	Remove the bolt.

12.

If the adjusting nuts (A) are not screwed fully into the sleeve while removing the special bolts, screw externally threaded nut into the sleeve with 21 mm open-end wrench:

In this case, the special bolt should be replaced with new one because its thread locks were worn out.
RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical except the direction of screwing.

13.	Remove the caps (A), then remove the bolts (B, C, D, E, F) from outside the driver's door. RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

14.

Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B). Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening. Take care not to scratch the body with the adjusting nuts on the passenger's side. RHD is shown; LHD is symmetrical.

NOTE: Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.

15.	Remove the bolt, then remove the center pipe extension (A).

16.

Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:

Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
Make sure the connectors are plugged in properly.
If you screwed the adjusting nut into the sleeve with an open end wrench to remove the dashboard, and either of the special bolts came off the adjusting nut before having screwed the adjusting nut fully into the sleeve, replace the special bolt with a new one.
Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw all of the adjusting nuts into the sleeves fully by hand, reinstall the floor joint bracket on the center frame, and slightly tighten the mounting bolts.
After setting the dashboard on the body, reinstall all of the mounting bolts to the dashboard, tighten the driver's side bracket to the specified torque, then torque the special bolt (A) on passenger's side.
- First screw the special bolt (A) into the adjusting nut (B), they will be fixed because of the thread lock on the bolt. Go on tightening the bolt with the adjusting nut, the externally threaded nut is loosened from the sleeve (C) until the nut contacts the inside face of the body. Then tighten the bolts again to the specified torque.
- If the adjusting nut doesn't contact the body while tightening the special bolt fully, the nut shouldn't be loosen with an open-end wrench. In this case, replace this special bolt with a new one.
Apply medium strength type liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
Set the clock.
Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.

Special bolt tightening on passenger's side