Speedometer Cable: Service and Repair

REMOVAL
1. Disconnect negative (-) cable from battery.
2. Remove grommet located on dash panel by forcing it toward engine compartment.
3. Disable air bag system. Refer To Air Bags And Seat Belts.
4. Remove steering column hole cover and knee bolster panel, loosen steering column upper and lower bolts sufficiently but not so much to remove them, then bring down steering column.





5. Detach clamp that fastens speedometer cable.
6. Detach speedometer cable from hook on heater unit.





7. Remove meter cluster hood.
8. Remove combination meter fixing screws and pull combination meter out.
9. Disconnect speedometer cable from combination meter.





10. First pull speedometer cable toward passenger side and then back toward engine compartment to remove it.





11. Lift up vehicle.
12. Detach speedometer cable from transfer and remove speedometer cable from vehicle.
13. Lower vehicle.





INSTALLATION
1. Perform the installation procedures in the reverse order of removal. For proper clamp location and cable routing, refer to the illustration.

NOTE: When tightening steering column nuts, first tighten lower column bolts, then tighten upper column bolts.

2. Enable air bag system.