Stratus V6-2.5L VIN H (1997)
4. Remove the floor center console. Remove two mounting screws in the front and two mounting screws under the decorative caps in the rear.
5. Disconnect Airbag Control Module (ACM).
6. Remove the instrument cluster hood.
a. Remove two screws along side of the radio.
b. Remove two screws below the HVAC control.
c. Remove the screw at left end of the panel.
d. Pull hood rearward to disengage the eight clips.
7. Remove two cubby bin screws and remove.
8. Remove five knee blocker mounting screws.
9. Open glove box door and press the sidewalls inboard to lower door from panel to access forward floor console.
10. Remove the forward floor console nine attaching screws and one push pin at forward driver's side.
11. Pull the driver's under panel silencer outboard off the distribution duct.
12. Remove the instrument panel top cover attaching screw on passenger side.
a. Starting from right to the left side. Lift the right rear edge of top cover to disengage the clips along the rear edge. Do not use a nylon trim stick,
to avoid marring cover or panel.
b. Lift rear edge and pull the top cover rearward disengaging clips and remove cover.
13. Remove the HVAC control attaching screws.
14. Remove the radio. Access and remove the three HVAC attaching screws to duct and panel. Remove the three HVAC attaching bolts from the
cross-car beam.
15. Close the glove box door.
16. Remove five screws attaching panel retainer to plenum.
17. Remove the steering column attaching bolts.
18. Disconnect the engine and body wire harness from Junction Block/BCM.
19. Remove the fasteners:
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Four at the left end and three at the right end of the cross car beam
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Two at the steering column plenum
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One at the glove box hinge to cowl
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Two at the center support to the floor pan bracket
20. Lift up the instrument panel and move it rearward to remove.
21. After removal of the instrument panel disconnect Driver Airbag Module wire connector.
22. Remove the six Driver Airbag Module fasteners and remove the airbag module.
INSTALLATION
For installation, reverse the above procedures.
1. Remove all of the instrument panel components that are not damaged and replace any components that are damaged.
2. Use a new instrument panel pad.
3. Install all of the components.
4. Install a new Passenger Airbag Module and tighten nuts to 11 N.m (100 in. lbs.) and screws to 2 N.m (20 in. lbs.) torque. Do not connect battery
negative remote cable. Refer to Testing and Inspection/Procedures.
Undeployed Module
REMOVAL
When removing a module for any reason other than DEPLOYMENT.
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative remote cable.
