Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/Installation
Dashboard/Steering Hanger Beam Removal/InstallationSpecial Tools Required
KTC trim tool set SOJATP2014*
* Available through the American Honda Tool and Equipment Program; call 888-424-6857
SRS components are located in this area. Review the SRS component locations and the precautions and procedures before performing repairs or service.
NOTE:
- Use the appropriate tool from the KTC trim tool set to avoid damage when prying components.
- Have an assistant help you when removing and installing the dashboard/steering hanger beam.
- Take care not to scratch the dashboard, body and other related parts.
- Put on gloves to protect your hands.
1. Make sure you have the anti-theft code for the radio and the navigation system, then write down the customer's audio presets. Make sure the ignition switch is OFF.
2. Disconnect the negative cable from the battery, and wait at least 3 minutes before beginning work.
3. Remove these items:
- Passenger's seat
- Center console
- Driver's dashboard lower cover
- Glove box
- Kick panels, both sides
- A-pillar trim, both sides
- Steering column.
- Stereo amplifier.
- Shift lever housing, M/T Model.
- Shift lever, A/T model.
4. Remove the screw (A) and release the clips (B, C), then remove the driver's center lower cover (D) and the rear vent duct (E).
5. Release the clips (A, B), then remove the passenger's center lower cover (C) and the rear vent duct (D).
6. Remove the SRS control unit.
Driver's side
7. From under the dash, disconnect the interior wire harness connector (A), clutch switch connector (B) (on M/T model), and brake switch connector (C), floor wire harness connectors (D), engine compartment wire harness connectors (E), and disconnect the dashboard wire harness connectors (F) from the under-dash fuse/relay box (G), then release the wire harness clips. Disconnect the air hose (H).
NOTE: Lift the white wire harness connector locks (I) before trying to remove the connectors from the fuse box.
Middle portion (shift lever portion)
8. Disconnect the parking brake switch connector (A), radio antenna connector (B), antenna lead (C), A/C subharness connector (D), then release the wire harness clips (E), and if applicable, release the harness clamp (F). Using a T30 Torx bit, remove the ground bolt(G).
Middle portion (passenger's side)
9. From under the dash, disconnect the ECM/PCM connectors (A), power transistor connector (B), and engine wire harness connector (C), then release the wire harness clips (D).
Passenger's side
10. From under the dash, disconnect the passenger's door wire harness connectors (A), floor wire harness connectors (B), interior wire harness connector (C) and blower motor connector (D) and detach the harness clip (E).
11. Detach all of the harness and connector clips
12. Remove bolts, then remove the brake pedal support member (A).
13. Cover the parking brake handle to protect it.
14. From outside the driver's door, remove the caps (A), then remove the bolts (B, C, D), and clips (E) and lift up on the dashboard/steering hanger beam (F) to release it from the guide pins (G, H).
NOTE: Before removing the dashboard, make sure all the harnesses have been disconnected.
15. Carefully remove the dashboard/steering hanger beam through the front door opening.
NOTE: Lay the dashboard on its front or back; do not lay it on the lower console opening or you may damage it.
16. Remove the bolts (A), then remove the center bracket(B).
17. Install the dashboard/steering hanger beam in the reverse order of removal, and note these items:
- Reinstall the center bracket on the center frame, and slightly tighten the mounting bolts. Reinstall the dashboard/steering hanger beam on the body. After tightening both dashboard/steering hanger beam mounting bolts and nut, tighten the center bracket mounting bolts and center frame mounting bolts.
- Make sure the dashboard/steering hanger beam fits onto the guide pins correctly.
- Apply medium strength liquid thread lock to the bolts securing the center bracket and the dashboard before reinstallation.
- Before tightening the bolts, make sure each wire harness is not pinched.
- Make sure the connectors are plugged in properly, and the antenna lead and air hose are connected properly.
- Reconnect the negative cable to the battery.
- Enter the anti-theft code for the radio and the navigation system, then enter the customer's audio presets.
- Reset the clock.