Wrangler L6-4.0L VIN S (2000)
4. Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Demister Hoses
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the glove box from the instrument panel to service the passenger side demister hose. Remove the knee blocker from the instrument
panel to service the driver side demister hose.
3. Reach through the glove box opening or the steering column opening of the instrument panel to disconnect the ends of the demister hose from
the demister outlet and the defrost/demist duct.
4. Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Floor Duct
1. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle. Refer to: Body and Frame, Interior Trim, Dashboard/Instrument Panel, Service and
Repair, Instrument Panel Service Procedures, Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement, See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding /
Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and Repair/Instrument Panel Assembly
2. Remove the two screws that secure the floor duct to the bottom of the heater-A/C housing.
3. Release the snap clip that secures the floor duct to the dash panel side of the heater-A/C housing by pushing the snap clip towards the dash
panel.
4. Slide the floor duct out from under the heater- A/C housing.
5. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
Fresh Air Duct And Collar
1. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle. Refer to: Body and Frame, Interior Trim, Dashboard/Instrument Panel, Service and
Repair, Instrument Panel Service Procedures, Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement, See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding /
Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and Repair/Instrument Panel Assembly
2. Remove the five nuts from the heater-A/C housing mounting studs on the engine compartment side of the dash panel. If necessary, loosen the
battery hold-downs and reposition the battery for additional access.
3. Remove the floor duct from the bottom of the heater-A/C housing.
4. Remove the one screw that secures the heater- A/C housing to the plenum bracket on the passenger compartment side of the dash panel.
5. Push gently down on the top of the heater-A/C housing until sufficient clearance is obtained to unsnap the fresh air duct from the top of the
heater- A/C housing.
6. Remove the fresh air duct collar from the cowl plenum panel by reaching up above the heater-A/C housing fresh air duct opening and pulling
the collar downward. The collar is retained in the cowl plenum panel by a light snap fit.
7. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten the plenum bracket screw to 3.4 Nm (30 in. lbs.). Tighten the dash panel mounting nuts to
6.2 Nm (55 in. lbs.).
Panel Ducts
1. Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle. Refer to: Body and Frame, Interior Trim, Dashboard/Instrument Panel, Service and
Repair, Instrument Panel Service Procedures, Instrument Panel Assembly Replacement, See: Body and Frame/Interior Moulding /
Trim/Dashboard / Instrument Panel/Service and Repair/Instrument Panel Assembly
2. Remove the demister hoses from the demister outlets.
3. Remove the two screws from the center of the rearward facing side of the instrument panel that secure the main panel duct to the instrument
panel base.
4. Remove the one screw that secures each end panel duct and/or the center panel duct to the instrument panel base.
5. Remove the panel ducts from the instrument panel.
6. Reverse the removal procedures to install. Tighten the screws to 2.2 Nm (20 in. lbs.).
Panel Outlet Barrels
1. Using a trim stick or another suitable wide flat-bladed tool, gently pry the panel outlet barrel out of the panel outlet housing. The barrel is
retained by a light snap fit.
2. To install, position the barrel in the panel outlet housing and press in firmly and equally at both ends of the barrel until it snaps into place.