Complete Dash Removal Advice

[eddie_tdi]

Hi, my 1994 Disco has a leaking heater core, i'm contemplating the (hopefully not) complicating mission of removing my dash, so i can get to the heater core to either replace or repair it.

a) can anyone offer any advice to how easy/hard it is (dont just say its easy or hard, please explain)

b) if anyone has detailed information to how this is done (ie pdf format) can they please post it on this thread

i've found heaps of pdf files to repairs etc of the land rovers and range rovers, however nothing really in regards to the full dismatling or removal of the dash etc.

cheers guys

Eddie

[eddie_tdi]

*bump*


lol.... doesnt anyone even know how to remove one of these dashes??

[sniegy]

Hi Eddie,

The removal for someone new contemplating this is not hard but more time consuming.

Lots of screws, lots of bolts but just some sort of order is needed for it to be done correctly.

Best bet is grab a Rave from this site-fund the site as it helps everybody-this will help heaps.

Most likely under heater-heater core removal & refit.

Cheers

[eddie_tdi]

forgive me but what is a rave? can you guarentee me that it will show me how to do the job? otherwise there is no point me getting it, if you know what i mean

[landyfever]

Hi, my 1994 Disco has a leaking heater core, i'm contemplating the (hopefully not) complicating mission of removing my dash, so i can get to the heater core to either replace or repair it.

a) can anyone offer any advice to how easy/hard it is (dont just say its easy or hard, please explain)

b) if anyone has detailed information to how this is done (ie pdf format) can they please post it on this thread

i've found heaps of pdf files to repairs etc of the land rovers and range rovers, however nothing really in regards to the full dismatling or removal of the dash etc.

cheers guys

Eddie

Ok Eddie, I'll try & give you some rough pointers...........

Remove center console - remove gear lever/gaiters, remove electric window switch panal, remove clevis pin from handbrake lever, remove 4 screws & lift out console disconect cigar lighter connectors.

Remove steering wheel, column cowling & indicator/wiper switches.

Remove instrument binacle - remove 2 small screws at bottom, release front surround/disconnect switches, remove 4 8mm nuts from underneath lift out gauges & disconnect connectors.

Remove under dash trims x2 & kick panal trims x2.

In each footwell there are 2 brackets underneath the dash - completely remove these & on the passenger side there is a relay brcket with a 13mm nut, remove & drop down.

Remove the glovebox & the panal below the steering wheel ( 7mm bolts )

Behind the glovebox are 2 10mm bolts - remove.

Disconnect the heater control cables, 1 on passenger & 2 on drivers side.

Remove & disconnect radio.

lastly on the sides of the heater box are 4 connectors which connect the dash harness to the main harness.

Then with assistance lift dash towards you & withdraw from the car ;)


I think you'll find it easy , I can remove a Disco 1 dash in 30mins no problem.

good luck

[BMKal]

forgive me but what is a rave? can you guarentee me that it will show me how to do the job? otherwise there is no point me getting it, if you know what i mean

Eddie,

RAVE are the CD ROM discs with the Land Rover workshop manuals (amongst other things) on them. If you go to the top of the site home page and check under "Markets" and then click on "CD ROM Manuals" you will find them.

Well worth having the one for your vehicle, even if not for this immediate job.
You will need the Rave CD I for your model Disco. I've got the Rave CD II for the Disco 2 - I just checked that and there are very detailed instructions there, including diagrams, for removal of the dash components and heater components.

[Discobunny]

Hi Eddie, 94 is a tough year, do you have the updated dash or the old one??
With the update it is possible to get the heater core out without removing the whole dash, fiddly, but easier. The older dash style is a complete removal:mad::twisted:
It has been covered in another thread, search is your friend:)

[Discobunny]

Here it is:D
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/40034-heater-core-1997-disco-diy-workshop.html

[p38arover]

Is it any different to doing the Tdi core?


Here it is:D
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/technical-chatter/40034-heater-core-1997-disco-diy-workshop.html

That method works well - I did my daughter's Disco 300Tdi recently. If the pipes through the firewall hadn't been cut off by someone else, the job would have been very quick.

Ron

[Discobunny]

Is it any different to doing the Tdi core?



That method works well - I did my daughter's Disco 300Tdi recently. If the pipes through the firewall hadn't been cut off by someone else, the job would have been very quick.

Ron

You would expect they are the same, but it is a Land Rover, so who knows:p
I used this method to remove the core from the wreck at Pick and Pay less Blacktown, easy as, i/2 hour to remove. But, my pipes need replacing too so I'm waiting until it gets colder to justify doing the whole dash removal saga, also have to de-gas the A/C:(

[andrew e]

If you dont have one already, i'm selling one on fleabay.

Land Rover Discovery 1995 AC and heater box behind dash - eBay, Other Car Parts, Accessories, Car Parts, Accessories, Cars, Bikes, Boats. (end time 11-Mar-08 20:15:00 AEDST) (http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=220205050024&ssPageName=STRK:MESE:IT&ih=012)

Andy

[eddie_tdi]

Hi Eddie, 94 is a tough year, do you have the updated dash or the old one??
With the update it is possible to get the heater core out without removing the whole dash, fiddly, but easier. The older dash style is a complete removal:mad::twisted:
It has been covered in another thread, search is your friend:)

im assuming that its the updated dash because the compliance plate says December 1994

[Discobunny]

Hi Eddie, it's a Land Rover, not that straight forward. Mine has a Oct 94 build Date, Aust compliance 95. The change was some time mid 94, I forget as I just know that mine is an update D1.
What's the Chassis number is it an LA series or MA??
Do you have the twin temperature controls or single??
Larger Headlights or the pre update small ones with black surrounds.
That should nail it;)

[adnic]

hi there
i have a brand new matrix sitting in the garage & have been working on an idea for this for a while now.
i reckon if you got rid of the aluminium tubes that run through the firewall & made new hoses with heater hose (rubber) & used some of the old ally ones to make joiners you could almost wiggle the matrix in & out without all the disassembly. it may be that a small piece of the dash bracketing needs trimming to allow it to move but it's better than the alternative i reckon.

[eddie_tdi]

my mistake, the date of manufacture is September 1994, i cant tell you what the aust compliance is, because its currently at my gf's property. The vin is SALLJGMM7MA115199

it has the larger square headlights like the 1995-1999 type

[eddie_tdi]

just a quick one.. i was just looking through the service book.. what colour is "niagara" ? because thats what colour is written in there for mine.. i thought it was simply either black or gun metal grey.. (or is that sort of the same thing?)

[Discobunny]

my mistake, the date of manufacture is September 1994, i cant tell you what the aust compliance is, because its currently at my gf's property. The vin is SALLJGMM7MA115199

it has the larger square headlights like the 1995-1999 type

That's the info we need - it's an update, easy to remove the heater core, just need to be a contortionist:D Actually, thinking about it, if you remove the drivers seat it would give you more room to work in;)
Remove the brakets supporting the lower dash and you should have access to the core. You will have to pull the lower dash to the rear - gently, you don't want to break it - it will flex a fair bit. undo the clamps that secure the pipes and remove the core, slides out to the drivers side.


just a quick one.. i was just looking through the service book.. what colour is "niagara" ? because thats what colour is written in there for mine.. i thought it was simply either black or gun metal grey.. (or is that sort of the same thing?)
Same thing, just a fancy name for gun metal grey:p