removing factory radio help

i am having trouble removing the dash on my 96 sonoma ext cab. i can get it unhooked but cannot get it over the gear selector ive tried removing it in every gear

i am having trouble removing the dash on my 96 sonoma ext cab. i can get it unhooked but cannot get it over the gear selector ive tried removing it in every gear

You need to drop the knee bolster, the remove the 2 15mm nuts on the column bracket, allow the column to rest on your seat, you can than move the trim panel out of the way.

Any luck?

Any luck?
naw man the bracket is welded to the column is there another way

naw man the bracket is welded to the column is there another way


Yes it's welded to the column, on each end of the bracket is a 15mm nut, remove those nuts and drop the column!

Yes it's welded to the column, on each end of the bracket is a 15mm nut, remove those nuts and drop the column!
the column wont drop becasue the bolts are stationary and i cant move the column up off of the bolt can you send me a picc or something cause i cant get it. thanks

the bolts are stationary, the nuts aren't, once you remove the nuts, if the column doesn't fall, simply put weight on top of the steering wheel and it will drop

the bolts are stationary, the nuts aren't, once you remove the nuts, if the column doesn't fall, simply put weight on top of the steering wheel and it will drop
hey man ive tried that already but the blots are to long and when i put weight on the steering wheel it just pushes down on the bolts and doesnt come off.

the bolts won't come off... the nuts will. I hope to heck you removed the knee bolster...

the bolts won't come off... the nuts will. I hope to heck you removed the knee bolster...
i know the nuts come off but i still can get it off the bolts what is a knee bolster is it the panel right under the stering wheel. can you send me a pic cause i dont know if where talking about the same nuts and bolts thanks alot man

yes, the knee bolster is under the steering wheel... I don't have a pic of it but it sounds like you've got the nuts off the correct area. Once the nuts are off the brackets, the only thing that could be holding it up is the knee bolster. Use a t30 torx bit to remove the front screws and a 7mm to drop the lower panels, that will drop the steering wheel enough.

Here is a pic at least with an arrow pointing to the knee bolster

http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/interior/int1.jpg

yes, the knee bolster is under the steering wheel... I don't have a pic of it but it sounds like you've got the nuts off the correct area. Once the nuts are off the brackets, the only thing that could be holding it up is the knee bolster. Use a t30 torx bit to remove the front screws and a 7mm to drop the lower panels, that will drop the steering wheel enough.

Here is a pic at least with an arrow pointing to the knee bolster

http://www.pghconsulting.net/teal/interior/int1.jpg
thanks man ill have to try that again cause some other guy told me to put it in 1st then slide the dash off i tried that and got it almost off but it was catching on the 4way light switch long story short i broke it off and im fucked now cause the lights just stay on so i think ill try your way again if all else fails im just going to pay a professinal to do it casue so far its cost me alot of money.

thanks man ill have to try that again cause some other guy told me to put it in 1st then slide the dash off i tried that and got it almost off but it was catching on the 4way light switch long story short i broke it off and im fucked now cause the lights just stay on so i think ill try your way again if all else fails im just going to pay a professinal to do it casue so far its cost me alot of money.

You're gonne need this...

http://www.blazinlow.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32757&highlight=Broken%2BHazard%2BSwitch

You're gonne need this...

http://www.blazinlow.com/forum/showthread.php?s=&threadid=32757&highlight=Broken%2BHazard%2BSwitch
thanks alot man that help hahaha at least im not the only on who has done this

Tried to tell ya, drop the knee bolster and lay the steering wheel in the seat...How the hell did you get the bracket nuts off the steering column without removing that!?

Tried to tell ya, drop the knee bolster and lay the steering wheel in the seat...How the hell did you get the bracket nuts off the steering column without removing that!?
i removed it and took the nuts off but still cant get the column off the bolt the bracket is right above the brake pedal right?. ill get you a pic im layed off from work so i have all the time in the world.

i removed it and took the nuts off but still cant get the column off the bolt the bracket is right above the brake pedal right?. ill get you a pic im layed off from work so i have all the time in the world.

You've been working at the base of the column all this time?!!?!?! The bracket for the column is at the TOP of the steering column, just under the knee bolster! No wonder you're having problems! You're working at the bottom, not the top of the column. Nothing needs to be removed at the base. Just the 2 15mm bolts at the top

i have a GMc sonoma and i had problems geting it to what u do ispull it as close to the streeting wheel u mite have to bend it. the force the drive side part of it out then swing it around.