2000 Toyota Tacoma heater control unit removal

Any suggestions on how to remove cables attached to unit don't want to break anything .

 

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If it's anything like the HVAC control module in a 2nd Gen, the wires are connected by plastic tabs that you disconnect by pressing down.

 

It's either super simple. or ridiculously hard.
Because the repair manual makes sound EASY.

Heater Control Removal

1. Remove the lower finish panel.
   
   
2. Detach the glove box door.
   
   
3. Remove the second lower finish panel.
   
   
4. Detach the center cluster finish panel
   
   
5. Pull out the heater control knobs.
   
   
6. Remove the heater control name plate.
   
   
7. Remove the two screws
   

Cable Removal

1. Remove the control assembly from the dash.
   
   
2. Tag and remove the cables from the back of the control assembly.
   
   
3. Disconnect the cable from the component it is attached to.
   

To install:

1. Attach the cable to its appropriate location in the back of the control assembly. Then route it to the appropriate component. Adjust the cable.
   
   
2. Check for proper operation.
   

 

What timing… I am doing a similar thing on my 79 F350. I tried a couple of days ago and I stopped as it looked like things were going to break. I started the truck and turned on the heater to the vents because it was cold outside and the clips that were a bitch just popped off… Is it physiological or did the heat help?