Thunderbird V6-232 3.8L SC (1989)
7.
Remove four (4) screws retaining lower instrument panel steering column reinforcement. Remove reinforcement.
8.
Remove four (4) nuts and absorber assembly.
9.
Remove tilt wheel lever.
10.
Remove two (2) screws retaining lower steering column shroud. Remove lower steering column shroud.
11.
Disconnect PRNDL cable and all steering column electrical connections.
12.
Remove four (4) nuts retaining steering column. Lower steering column.
13.
Remove screw, at steering column opening, retaining instrument panel to brake pedal support.
14.
Remove two (2) screws under ash receptacle which retain instrument panel to evaporator case.
15.
Remove headlamp switch knob.
16.
Remove five (5) screws from instrument cluster opening finish panel and remove panel.
17.
Remove four (4) screws retaining instrument cluster. Disconnect electrical connectors.
18.
Remove three (3) screws to remove glove compartment assembly.
19.
Remove two (2) screws from instrument panel to cowl top brace and one (1) screw from passenger air bag support bracket.
20.
Remove both side demister grilles by snapping out to release.
21.
Remove two (2) screws and remove center defrost grille.
22.
Remove LH and RH cowl side trim panels.
23.
Disconnect electrical connections at RH cowl side panel.
24.
Remove two (2) lower screws at instrument panel, one at each end.
25.
Remove three (3) upper instrument panel retaining screws and gently pull instrument panel away from RH side of cowl panel.
26.
Place a drain pan or suitable container under heater hose connections at the cowl panel.
27.
Discharge refrigerant from the A/C system at service access gauge port valve located on suction line, following the recovery procedure.
CAUTION:
OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
28.
Disconnect the liquid line and the suction accumulator/drier inlet tube from the evaporator core at the cowl panel. Cap refrigerant lines and
evaporator core to prevent the entrance of dirt and excess moisture.
29.
Disconnect heater hoses from heater core tubes and plug hoses with suitable 5/8" (16 mm) and 3/4" (19 mm) plugs. Cap heater core tubes to
prevent coolant loss from heater core during removal of evaporator core.
30.
Disconnect vacuum supply hose from in-line vacuum check valve in engine compartment.
31.
Remove screw holding instrument panel shake brace to evaporator case and remove instrument panel shake brace.
32.
Remove two (2) screws retaining floor register (or rear seat adapter) to bottom of evaporator case.
33.
Disconnect the vacuum line, electrical connections and aspirator hose from the evaporator case.
34.
Remove three (3) nuts retaining evaporator case to cowl panel in engine compartment.
35.
Remove two (2) screws retaining support brackets to cowl top panel.
36.
Carefully pull the right end of the instrument panel away from the cowl panel, pull the evaporator case away from the cowl and remove the
evaporator case from the vehicle. Place the evaporator case on a work bench.
