Oshin11

Ok so trying to do the cruise control and carpeting but the center console is being the BIGGEST PITA so far in this project. I cant get the AC Temp Control Switch out and I dont know what to do. How do I remove it? Also pictures of the car minus the interior, enjoy.

Ed Hughes

Oshin:

The round piece around the shaft is a nut. Unscrew it CCW, and the shaft will then be free of the box.

Oshin11

I thought that might be it, but its round, how do I unscrew it???

Ed Hughes

If you need to loosen, use a screwdriver with a hammer tap in one of the grooves. A pair of needlenose pliers will do the rest, if not the whole process.

old man neri

I think we need a 1 year ownership report from Oshin. Time spend disassembling vs time spend driving.

Oshin11

Pshhht, working on the car is more than half the fun for me! I didn't really buy this car to drive it as much as to work on it and learn about it.

Ed should I be turning on the shaft? Or trying to turn the circular part? Its quite hard to grip the circular part with pliers.

Amber Gramps

see the lines at 5 and 11? Do as Ed said and put a screwdriver in there and turn counter clockwise.

Oshin11

Got it thanks! Last guy put the grip of death on it, no wonder the screwdriver didnt work the first time i tried it.

Ed Hughes

Ain't it fun undoing some of the "last guy" stuff?

Edgy01

Oshin--i have a special tool that can help you remove it. Leave the shaft alone,--rotate the nut around it CCW.

Oshin11

Yea I got it a long time ago, thanks for all the help! I'll update with pictures when the new carpet arrives tomorrow. Any ideas on what to use to remove old glue but not take my cars paint off?

theiceman

Oshin I agree with you on the project part .. My car went about 20 ft the first year of owner ship. The guys here were teasing me that even an F-16 had better use/ Maintanance ratio than I did. But i certainly did enjoy myself and learned tonnes about my car. Now i spend a lot of time transferring that knowledge.

Have fun.

Oshin11

Yea Ice, I love it, this is training for when I get my PhD and get a job, thats when the real fun will start. When I have time on my hands I am going to get a roller and build a car from the ground up!

Edgy01

Oshin,--I use brake cleaner a lot,--it will be a bit slower taking off the paint as your paint has aged nicely.

emac

Oshin
Its probably too late but if you havent removed the ***** as yet mark the shaft with a sharpie that way you will know which side go to which