Thunderbird V8-302 5.0L HO (1992)
CAUTION:
OBSERVE ALL SAFETY AND SERVICE PRECAUTIONS WHILE PERFORMING THE FOLLOWING SERVICE PROCEDURE.
1.
Record radio stations.
2.
Disconnect battery ground cable.
3.
Remove steering column lower trim cover. (Remove three (3) screws at bottom, one (1) screw LH side and pull to disengage five (5) snap-in
retainers across top).
4.
Remove steering column lower opening reinforcement. Six (6) screws retain reinforcement to instrument panel.
5.
Remove steering column upper and lower shrouds.
6.
Disconnect wiring from steering column.
7.
Remove shift interlock switch, if equipped.
8.
Disconnect steering column lower universal joint.
9.
Support steering column and remove four (4) nuts retaining column to support. Remove column from vehicle.
10.
Remove one (1) nut retaining LH side of instrument panel to parking brake bracket.
11.
Remove RH and LH side cowl trim panels.
12.
Disconnect electrical connections at RH cowl side.
13.
Remove two (2) instrument panel-to-floor tunnel nuts.
14.
Open glove compartment door and depress both sides of glove compartment inward and lower glove compartment door toward floor.
15.
Disconnect wiring, heater and A/C vacuum lines and control cables through glove compartment opening.
16.
Remove two (2) screws at RH side retaining instrument panel to cowl side.
17.
Remove two (2) screws at LH side retaining instrument panel to cowl side.
18.
Remove RH and LH finish panel by pulling up to disengage snap-in retainers, three (3) on RH side and four (4) on LH side.
19.
Remove RH and LH roof rail trim panels.
20.
Remove four (4) screws retaining instrument panel to cowl top.
21.
Gently pull instrument panel away from RH side of cowl panel.
22.
Place a drain pan or suitable container under heater hose connections at the cowl panel.
23.
Discharge refrigerant from the A/C system at service access gauge port valve located on suction line, following the proper recovery procedure.
CAUTION:
OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS.
24.
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.
25.
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.
26.
Disconnect vacuum supply hose from in-line vacuum check valve in engine compartment.
27.
Working under the hood, remove three (3) nuts retaining the evaporator case to the cowl panel.
28.
Inside the passenger compartment, remove the screw attaching the evaporator case support bracket to the cowl top panel.
