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Heater core assembly: center bolt- Where?


Isk Stark

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U.S. Military - Veteran
Joined
Sep 28, 2017
Messages
84
City
The HillBilly
Vehicle Year
2002
Engine
2.3 (4 Cylinder)
Transmission
Automatic
Total Drop
5"
Tire Size
15
I’ve got all the bolts and nuts off except the elusive one behind the engine. Where the heck is it?? I’ve got the 2.3 if that matters. I just don’t see how you can get a ratchet back there to get it off, but apparently it’s possible.

Any tricks to reaching that final bolt?
 
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    NOTE: The following step is performed at the lower passenger side dash panel, inside the passenger compartment.

    Disconnect the vacuum hose connector and remove the nut.
 

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Remove the nuts and the evaporator core housing (19850)
 

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  1. NOTE
    NOTE: The following step is performed at the lower passenger side dash panel, inside the passenger compartment.


    Disconnect the vacuum hose connector and remove the nut.

This was done.
 
Remove the nuts and the evaporator core housing (19850)

and this was done.

Still can't find the last nut on the firewall. It's gotta be somewhere around the transmission tunnel.

Edit: I ended up using the sawzall to chop the portion of the assembly I could get out and was successful.
 
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