Ranger 2WD V6-245 4.0L VIN X SFI (1997)
REMOVAL
1. Remove instrument panel.
2. Remove screws (two each side) which retain demister nozzles to the instrument panel.
3. Release RH A/C side window demister and hose and the LH A/C side window demister and hose from the windshield defroster nozzle and the
support clips and carefully remove hose assemblies from their locations.
INSTALLATION
1. For installation, follow removal procedures in reverse order.
Instrument Panel Ducts
Instrument Panel Duct Assembly
The Instrument Panel Duct Assembly illustration shows the location of each of the four outlets in the instrument panel and duct assembly which direct
air to the registers. The duct is a purchased-in-assembly component of the instrument panel. It can be removed from the instrument panel assembly as
follows.
Removal
1. Remove the instrument panel.
2. Remove the four screws which secure the instrument cluster. Remove the cluster.
3. Remove the windshield defroster hose nozzle.
4. Remove the wiring channel cover (four screws).
