Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Special Tools Required
KTC Trim Tool Set SOJATP2014*
*Available through the Acura Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations (see COMPONENT LOCATION INDEX ) and the precautions and procedures (see PRECAUTIONS AND PROCEDURES ) before doing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, the body, or the related parts.
- Take care not to bend the brackets.
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when removing components.
- Do the battery terminal disconnection procedure (see BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION ), then wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
- Remove these items from the dashboard:
- A-pillar trims, both sides (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - PILLAR AREAS )
- Driver's dashboard undercover (see DRIVER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Kick panels, both sides (see TRIM REMOVAL/INSTALLATION - DOOR AREAS )
- Hood release handle (see HOOD RELEASE HANDLE REPLACEMENT )
- Instrument fascia (see INSTRUMENT FASCIA REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Steering column (see STEERING COLUMN REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION )
- Center console (see CENTER CONSOLE REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
- Passenger's dashboard undercover (see PASSENGER'S DASHBOARD UNDERCOVER REMOVAL/INSTALLATION )
Driver's Side
- Disconnect the roof wire harness connector (A).
- Disconnect the left side wire harness connectors (A), the left engine compartment wire harness connectors (B), and the driver's door wire harness connector (C) from the driver's under-dash fuse/relay box (D).
- Detach the harness clip (A) fastening the relay (B) from the brake pedal support member (C). Remove the bolts (D, E), then remove the member, and disconnect the TPMS control unit connector (F).Fig 3: Harness Clips, Relay, Brake Pedal Support Member, TPMS Control Unit Connector And Bolts With Torque Specifications
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Center Dashboard/Console
- Detach the clip, then remove the center joint duct (A).
- Detach the clip securing the center side duct (B). Disconnect SRS unit connector A, the A/C wire harness connector (C), and the yaw rate-lateral/(longitudinal) acceleration sensor connector (D), the A/T shift solenoid /park-pin switch connector (E), the center console subharness connector (F), then detach the wire harness clips (G). Remove the TORX ground bolt (H) with a TORX T30 bit.Fig 5: Center Side Duct, A/C Wire Harness Connector, Acceleration Sensor Connector, Switch Connector, Connector And Clips With Torque Specifications
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Center Dashboard (Passenger's Side)
- Disconnect the A/C wire harness connector (A), and detach the clip securing the center side duct (B).
Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
Passenger's Side
- Disconnect the antenna lead connectors (A).
- Disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connector (A), the right side wire harness connectors (B), and the right engine compartment wire harness connectors (C). Disconnect the dashboard wire harness connector (D) and the audio wire harness connectors (E) from the passenger's under-dash fuse/relay box (F). Detach the harness clip (G).
- Remove the center frame mounting bolt (A) and the center joint bracket mounting bolts (B).
- Remove the cowl cover (see FRONT BULKHEAD BRACE COVER REPLACEMENT ).
- Remove the bolt securing the steering hanger beam.
- Remove the special bolts (A) from outside the passenger's door.
- Remove the caps (B).
- Loosen the special bolts until they disengage from the threads on the hanger beam side bracket (C), and engage the inside threads of the collar bolts (D). The thread lock on the special bolts makes the special bolts and the collar bolts turn together.
- Continue loosening the special bolts to turn the collar bolts into the fixed space adjusters (E) until the collar bolts engage the stops (F). This creates a gap (G) between the collar bolts and the body.
- Loosen the special bolts to disengage them from the collar bolts, then remove them.
- Check that the collar bolts (A) are seated in the space adjusters (B).
- Insert an 8 mm hex wrench in the collar bolt.
- Gently turn the wrench counterclockwise.
- If the wrench turns easily, continue turning until the collar bolt seats and engages the stop (C).
- If the wrench does not turn easily, the collar bolt is seated.NOTE: If either collar bolt was not seated, replace the special bolts.
- From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), then remove the driver's side bracket bolts from outside the driver's door.
- Lift up on the dashboard (A) to release it from the guide pins (B) on the body. Carefully remove the dashboard through the front door opening.NOTE:
- Take care not to scratch the body with the collar bolts on the passenger's side.
- Do not rest the dashboard on its lower center cover opening, or it may be damaged. Lay it on its front or back.
- Install the dashboard in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- If the clips are damaged or stress-whitened, replace them with new ones.
- Make sure the dashboard fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure the wire harnesses are not pinched.
- Make sure each connector is plugged in properly.
- Push the clips and the hooks into place securely.
- Make sure the collar bolts (A) turn easily by hand in the fixed space adjusters (B). Tighten the collar bolts by hand until they engage the stops (C) before reinstalling the dashboard.
- Before reinstalling the dashboard, screw the special bolts (D) into the collar bolts, and check that they turn together. If they do not turn together, replace the special bolts.
- After setting the dashboard in the body, reinstall all of the mounting bolts but do not tighten them. First tighten the driver's side bracket bolts to the specified torque. Next, tighten the special bolts. As you tighten the bolts, the collar bolts screw out of the fixed space adjuster until they contact the body. Continue tightening the special bolts to the specified torque.
- Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center joint bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- After tightening the dashboard mounting bolts, tighten the center joint bracket mounting bolts, and then tighten the center frame mounting bolts.
- Tighten all remaining mounting bolts to the specified torque.
- Do the battery terminal reconnection procedure (see BATTERY TERMINAL DISCONNECTION AND RECONNECTION ).
- Check for any DTCs that may have been set during repairs, and clear them.
Special bolt tightening on passenger's side