Grand Cherokee 4WD L6-242 4.0L VIN S MFI (1993)
glove box and remove the screws behind it. Lower the panel and disconnect the lamp harnesses.
7.
Remove the pod switch bezels on both sides of the steering column with a trim stick.
8.
Remove the drive side knee blocker. Remove the end screw and screws located at the bottom of the knee blocker.
9.
Remove the cowl top trim panel by prying it up with a trim stick. Remove the solar sensor if equipped.
10.
Remove the "A" post trim panels.
11.
Remove the remove the bolts that attach the lower instrument panel reinforcement to the instrument panel armature and remove the reinforcement.
12.
Disconnect the park lamp switch.
13.
Pull back the carpet at the transmission tunnel from the base of the instrument panel center bezel. Remove the nuts from the upper studs and bolts
through the floor that secure the instrument panel center bracket.
14.
Remove the bolts that secure the instrument panel center bracket to the drivers side of the transmission tunnel.
15.
Remove the screws securing the Vehicle Information Center and remove it. Remove the screw fastening the mounting bracket.
16.
Unplug the vacuum harness connector or vent tube on ATC equipped vehicles and the wire harness located under the passenger side of the
instrument panel.
17.
Remove the screws holding the passenger side kick panel, along with the screw from the kick panel shroud.
18.
Unplug the antenna cable near the right cowl side panel.
19.
Unplug the instrument panel wire harness connectors from the junction block at the right cowl side panel.
20.
Remove the bolts that secure the instrument panel armature to the windshield fence.
21.
Remove the nuts that secure the top if the instrument panel armature to the windshield fence.
22.
Remove the bolts that secure the ends of the instrument panel to the cowl side panel.
23.
Remove the nuts that secure the steering column to the brake pedal support and lower the steering column.
24.
Remove the bolts that secure the instrument panel armature to the brake pedal support.
25.
Place a protective cover on the seats. Lift the instrument panel off the windshield fence studs and maneuver the instrument panel out and lower it
onto the seats.
26.
Disconnect the refrigerant lines from the evaporator tubes. Make sure to install plugs or tape the ends of the lines and fittings to ensure that
excessive amounts of moisture do not contaminate the A/C system.
27.
Remove the vacuum line at the tee from the main vacuum supply harness. This line runs through the body with the upper refrigerant line.
28.
Disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core and clamp the ends closed to prevent coolant loss.
29.
Remove the coolant overflow bottle.
30.
Remove the Powertrain Control Module with connectors intact and set aside.
31.
Remove the heater A/C housing mounting nuts from the studs on the engine compartment side of the dash.
32.
Remove the heater A/C housing from the vehicle.
33.
To install the components, reverse the procedure stated above.
Torque Specifications:
Instrument panel center bracket to floor transmission tunnel fastener
28 Nm (250 in. Lbs.)
Instrument panel to windshield fence bolts and nuts
12 Nm (105 in. Lbs.)
Instrument panel to cowl side inner panel bolts
12 Nm (105 in. Lbs.)
Instrument panel to steering column support bolts
12 Nm (105 in. Lbs.)
