removing factory radio help

[noma96]

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

[rlith]

Originally Posted by noma96

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.

[rlith]

Any luck?

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

Any luck?

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

[rlith]

Originally Posted by noma96

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!

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

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

[rlith]

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

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

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.

[rlith]

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

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

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

[rlith]

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

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

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

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.

[rlith]

Originally Posted by noma96

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/showt...azard%2BSwitch

[noma96]

Originally Posted by rlith

You're gonne need this...

http://www.blazinlow.com/forum/showt...azard%2BSwitch

thanks alot man that help hahaha at least im not the only on who has done this

[rlith]

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!?