[Zmagnette] Air Vent Removal

[Kelvin Dodd]

Steve.

Times have not changed much. I picked up a 1991 Range Rover that needs to have the heater core replaced.

This is an excerpt from the recommended replacement procedure.

Step 1. Remove circlip from driver's side upper door hinge
Step 2. Remove left hand foot panel and disconnect door wiring harness
Step 3. Remove driver's side door.
Step 4. Remove circlip from passenger side upper door hinge
Etc etc.

From: zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:zmagnette-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Steve Kirby
Sent: Thursday, December 19, 2013 7:24 AM
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Air Vent Removal

ayyyyee:  refer to Allen's explanation (of today) of all things heater/defroster/air/cold air/warm air/recirculating air/hot water/cold water.  That should clear it right up

This much I know about British cars:  The first piece down the assembly line is the heater.  All parts are then built around it.  Thus, as the Haynes Manuals would state, loosely paraphrased:  Dissassembly is the reverse of assembly.  So, step 1:  Remove the tailights  Step 2:  Remove the hub caps . . . and so forth.

Hope this helps.

#2SteveK
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From: franklin sprafke<mailto:frsprafke at hotmail.com>
To: List for the Z Magnette Group - North America<mailto:zmagnette at autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, December 18, 2013 10:25 PM
Subject: Re: [Zmagnette] Air Vent Removal


Hi,

How do I remove he air vent* that resides between the bonnet and the windscreen?  I've been unable to find good exploded diagrams in either the WSM or SPL.

* the SPL calls the vent cover: P/N 36 Lid Assembly - Dash Ventilator

I can open the vent up, but it is very rusty and doesn't move well.  The vent cover itself looks to be in reasonably good shape but I suspect it is all rotted out underneath the lid.  When I open the vent, I can see a number of phillips head screws under the lid and above the screen mesh.  I suspect that removing them will allow me to pull the vent lid off, but those screws are so rusty they are going to break long before I can unscrew them so I thought I'd better ask for advice from the group.

I have the heater unit out of the car, but I don't see any easy access from underneath.   I can see that there are 4 screws under the dash that look like they hold the flap to the air vent duct in place.  However,  it looks like it will still be impossible to extract the flap even if those 4 screws do come out - it's a really tight fit under there.

So before I go about this the wrong way - what is the right way to remove the vent for repair?

Thanks in advance.

Best Regards,

Dick

Dick Sprafke
Providence, RI
57 ZB
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