(3) Remove the cluster top cover from the instru-
ment panel. (Refer to 23 - BODY/INSTRUMENT
PANEL/TOP COVER - CLUSTER - REMOVAL).
(4) Remove the two screws that secure the instru-
ment cluster mounting ears to the instrument panel
base structure (Fig. 4).
(5) Roll the top of the instrument cluster rearward
far enough to access and release the latch that
secures the RKE/immobilizer module to the back of
the instrument cluster rear cover and disengage the
module from the cluster (Fig. 5).
(6) Depress the release (Arrow A) and lift the lever
arm (Arrow B) to disconnect each of the two frame
wire harness connectors for the cluster from the con-
nector receptacles on the back of the cluster housing
(Fig. 6).
(7) Lift the instrument cluster upward far enough
to disengage the two molded plastic pivot loops inte-
gral to the base of the cluster hood from the two
pairs of molded plastic pivot hooks that are integral
to the top of the instrument panel base structure.
(8) Remove the instrument cluster from the instru-
ment panel.
Fig. 4 Instrument Cluster Remove/Install
1 - SCREW (2)
2 - COVER
3 - SCREW (2)
4 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
5 - LOOP (2)
Fig. 5 RKE/Immobilizer Module
1 - RKE/IMMOBILIZER MODULE
2-LATCH
3 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
Fig. 6 Cluster Connectors
1 - STEERING WHEEL
2 - INSTRUMENT CLUSTER
3 - CONNECTOR (2)
8J - 8 INSTRUMENT CLUSTER VA
INSTRUMENT CLUSTER (Continued)