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Tools Required

J-38125 Terminal Repair Kit

Removal Procedure


    Object Number: 820266  Size: SH
  1. Disconnect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection in Engine Electrical.
  2. Remove the access hole cover from the instrument panel (I/P) fuse block.
  3. Remove the right I/P insulator. Refer to Instrument Panel Insulator Panel Replacement - Right Side in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console.
  4. Remove the I/P compartment. Refer to Instrument Panel Compartment Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console.

  5. Object Number: 820269  Size: SH
  6. Remove the lamp harness retainer (1) from the passenger knee bolster bracket (2).

  7. Object Number: 820270  Size: SH
  8. Remove the wiring harness retainer (1) from the passenger knee bolster bracket (2).

  9. Object Number: 820273  Size: SH
  10. Disengage the fuse block from the fuse block bracket on the body wiring harness. Lower the fuse block from the I/P.
  11. Remove the fuses and the relays from the fuse block. Refer to Electrical Center Identification Views .

  12. Object Number: 820271  Size: SH
  13. Use the correct terminal removal tool from J-38125 to remove the wires from the fuse block. Refer to Electrical Center Identification Views .

Installation Procedure


    Object Number: 820271  Size: SH
  1. Install the wires to the fuse block. Refer to Electrical Center Identification Views .
  2. Install the fuses and the relays to the fuse block. Refer to Electrical Center Identification Views .

  3. Object Number: 820273  Size: SH
  4. Position the fuse block to the I/P. Install the fuse block to the fuse block bracket on the body wiring harness.

  5. Object Number: 820270  Size: SH
  6. Install the wiring harness retainer (1) to the passenger knee bolster bracket (2).

  7. Object Number: 820269  Size: SH
  8. Install the lamp harness retainer (1) to the passenger knee bolster bracket (2).

  9. Object Number: 820266  Size: SH
  10. Install the I/P compartment. Refer to Instrument Panel Compartment Replacement in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console.
  11. Install the right I/P insulator. Refer to Instrument Panel Insulator Panel Replacement - Right Side in Instrument Panel, Gages, and Console.
  12. Install the access hole cover to the I/P fuse block.
  13. Connect the negative battery cable. Refer to Battery Negative Cable Disconnection and Connection in Engine Electrical.