plate is fitted just forward of the handbrake
lever, release the panel or cover plate,
disconnect the wiring multiplugs (where
applicable) and manipulate the panel or cover
plate over the handbrake lever.
11 Apply the handbrake as hard as possible,
then lift the rear of the console over the
handbrake lever (see illustrations). Slide the
forward end of the console out from under the
facia and remove the console from the car. On
some models, there is barely sufficient
clearance to allow the console to clear the
handbrake under normal conditions, and if it
proves impossible to do this, refer to Chapter
9 and slacken the handbrake adjuster to allow
the lever to be pulled up further.
Refitting
12 Refitting is a reversal of removal. Adjust
the handbrake as described in Chapter 9, if
the adjuster position was disturbed.
48 Facia -
removal and refitting
4
Pre-1992 model year
Removal
1 Remove the instrument panel and the radio
cassette player as described in Chapter 12.
2 Release the turnbuckles and remove the
trim panel under the facia on the driver’s side.
Remove the additional panel over the clutch,
brake and accelerator pedals (see
illustration).
3 Release the heater outer cable retaining
clips on the lower right-hand side of the
heater, and slip the inner cable ends off the
lever studs (see illustration).
4 Pull off the control knobs on the heater
control switches (see illustration).
5 Undo the two nuts and two bolts securing
the steering column clamp and mounting
bracket under the facia. Remove the clamp
and lower the column.
6 Release the retaining button and withdraw
the triangular-shaped trim panels at the base
of the lower facia (see illustration).
7 Undo the retaining screw now exposed on
each side, securing the lower facia side
braces to the support bracket (see
illustration).
8 Using a screwdriver, release the radio
mounting plate side retainers and remove the
mounting plate (see illustrations).
11•20 Bodywork and fittings
48.8b . . . and remove the mounting plate48.8a Release the radio mounting plate
retainers (arrowed) . . .
48.7 Undo the side brace retaining screws
(arrowed)
48.6 Withdraw the trim panel at the base
of the lower facia
48.4 Pull off the heater knobs48.3 Release the heater cables at the
heater (arrowed)
48.2 Remove the trim panel under the
facia
47.11b . . . and lift the console over the
handbrake lever
47.11a Apply the handbrake fully . . .
1380 Rover 800 Series Remake
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