Heaterbox and pedals stay in, lower the steering column, remove the fuse box door on the driver side door jamb, there will be a bolt at the lower corner dash above the E brake, another just inside the fusebox, the lower corner of the right side, remove the panel on top the dash near the windshield, there's 3 bolts there. Near the center of the dash on the floorboard, to the right of the throttle pedal, there's an 8mm bolt that the support rod/bracket is bolted to, remove that. After that, the dash will be free from the firewall, might have to wiggle it a little, but it'll come free.
If you are removing from the truck and not just pulling it for access, unplug the HVAC vacuum feed from the firewall, and the electrical plugs through the firewall near the E brake. 95-11 ranger dashes (95-01 explorer) are structurally the same...
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