90/91 Dash (from hell) Removal.

[sly]

remove the knee panel (should be some bolts behind the fake wood trim and a couple visible on the bottom) and then it's 4 LARGE nuts to drop the column. Also, unhook and remove the gear shift indicator cable before you let the column down or it will break.

[VicCrownVic]

Yep, just like sly said. The 4 nuts are 13mm and you will likely need a deep well socket for the one on the right closest to the firewall. There's also a metal brace under that knee panel that would need to be removed to allow the steering wheel to drop all the way to the seat. IIRC, that brace has one bolt on each side holding it up somewhere around 5/16 or 3/8 socket needed.

[Yorkshire]

Thanks guys, gonna go see if I can get that dash out before the cold weather hits.

[WagonMan]

You mentioned getting new odometer gears, where do you get them? WagonMan

[Yorkshire]

Does this need to come out (directly behind the headlight switch?) If so, any suggestions on getting in there?

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[VicCrownVic]

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Does this need to come out (directly behind the headlight switch?) If so, any suggestions on getting in there?

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I believe that is one of the two that anchors the far left side of the dash, the other like I mentioned is just below the dash right next to the door frame. A couple of extensions or one long one to get that bolt in the pic out. I could be wrong but I seem to recall not having an exact straight shot at that bolt so a swivel might be useful. I know for sure that I did not use a swivel, but if the socket doesn't want to stay on the bolt head due to the angle then you'll want to find a swivel.

You mentioned getting new odometer gears, where do you get them? WagonMan

Got mine from Ebay http://www.ebay.com/itm/Gauge-Cluste...4765a2&vxp=mtr

[WagonMan]

THANX!!! WagonMan

[Yorkshire]

Something's hanging me up in the middle. Is there a secret bolt or something?

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[Yorkshire]

Finally got the dash down, whether or not it will go back up is a different story. How difficult is it to pull the heater core while I'm in there? I never want to have to take this dash apart again but at the same time I'm about fed up with this project.

[sly]

with the dash out of the way... there's some nuts on the inside and engine side of the firewall that you'll need to take out to get the plenum (the big black air box) off. once those are removed you can slide the plenum with heater core out and then it's 4 screws on top of the heater core to remove it. You may need to remove other items for clearance, but it should be obvious.

[Yorkshire]

Sounds simple enough. I think since a new core is 30 bucks, I'll swap it out while im in there.

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[Yorkshire]

Does the dash need to be pulled completely out to remove the heater core?

[sly]

no, just far enough to clear the stuff. for me, that was angled a little from driver corner to passenger seat.

[Yorkshire]

Successfully got the dash back together, only one extra screw lol. Flushed the system before i hooked up the heater core, drained the water, and the petcock broke. Just can't catch a break.

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[VicCrownVic]

Successfully got the dash back together, only one extra screw lol. Flushed the system before i hooked up the heater core, drained the water, and the petcock broke. Just can't catch a break.

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One extra screw isn't bad, I also had one let over. After I had stuff all back together I knew where it came from but I wasn't about to go back in to put it back.