DIY Dashboard Assembly

[blue2000s]

I removed my dashboard to fix a "pop" that I would get when raising one front wheel, like driving up a curb. It involves placing felt and a couple of teflon pads in strategic places. I documented the reassembly in case anyone wanted to see what's involved.

http://www.filefactory.com/file/ahc1c18/n/...Board_color_pdf

Edited August 5, 2009 by blue2000s

[juniinc]

nice work! blue

[Bill_SoCal]

Outstanding! :D Really nice job...that looks like it required some patience. That's a heck of a job to tackle! :clapping:

Cheers! :cheers:

Bill B)

[Orient Express]

Did you document when you took it apart?

[blue2000s]

Thanks for the compliments guys. It's not a bad job, actually, as long as you stay organized. There's not really any specialty tools involved, nothing's prohibitively heavy or cumbersome, and there aren't may things that need "adjusting" or fine tuning to get back together.

Orient Express - I didn't take any pictures while the dash was coming off, but the assembly instructions can pretty much be followed in reverse for disassembly. The only big thing that I can think of on the dash removal that isn't noted in installation is to be sure to set the front wheels straight before taking off the steering wheel, mark the steering wheel and shaft positions before pulling the wheel off with some white-out, and be careful not to pull or twist the airbag ring when working in the area once the steering wheel is off. Be careful with the little protruding "fingers" that interface the airbag ring to the steering wheel, they're fragile and will break easily. Also, if you think you have all the screws out and the dash is ready to come out, but when you pull it out, it's not coming, don't force it, there are probably a couple more screws that you forgot. That was the case for me with the bracket that holds the ignition switch to the inside of the dashboard and the screw at the top center of the dash that attaches to the windshield defroster plenum.