Jeep Cherokee 2000 Service Manual - page 1498
(3) Remove the three screws that secure the
defrost duct/demister adapter to the instrument
panel.
(4) Remove the defrost duct/demister adapter from
the instrument panel.
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the mounting screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
DEMISTER HOSES
(1) Remove the instrument panel assembly from
the vehicle. Refer to Instrument Panel Assembly in
Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems for the proce-
dures.
(2) Disconnect the ends of the demister hose from
the demister duct (Fig. 34) and the defrost duct/de-
mister adapter (Fig. 33).
(3) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
DEMISTER DUCTS
(1) Remove the instrument panel assembly from
the vehicle. Refer to Instrument Panel Assembly in
Group 8E - Instrument Panel Systems for the proce-
dures.
(2) Remove the end cap from the instrument
panel. Refer to Instrument Panel End Cap in Group
8E - Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.
(3) Disconnect the demister hoses from the demis-
ter duct (Fig. 34).
(4) Remove the two screws that secure the demis-
ter duct to the top of the instrument panel.
(5) Remove the demister duct from the instrument
panel.
(6) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the mounting screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
CONSOLE REAR DUCT
(1) Disconnect and isolate the battery negative
cable.
(2) Remove the floor console from the floor panel
transmission tunnel (Fig. 35). Refer to Group 23 -
Body for the procedures.
(3) Lift the rear of the console rear duct out of the
console rear mounting bracket on the floor panel
transmission tunnel and slide the duct rearward to
disengage it from the floor duct and adapter.
(4) Remove the console rear duct from the vehicle.
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
FLOOR DUCT AND ADAPTER
(1) Remove the instrument panel from the vehicle.
Refer to Instrument Panel Assembly in Group 8E -
Instrument Panel Systems for the procedures.
(2) Remove the heater-A/C housing from the vehi-
cle. See Heater-A/C Housing in this group for the
procedures.
(3) Remove the three screws that secure the floor
duct and adapter to the heater-A/C housing (Fig. 35).
(4) Remove the floor duct and adapter from the
heater-A/C housing.
(5) Reverse the removal procedures to install.
Tighten the mounting screws to 2.2 N·m (20 in. lbs.).
Fig. 33 Defrost Duct/Demister Adapter
1 – HOSE
2 – INSTRUMENT PANEL
3 – DEFROST DUCT/DEMISTER ADAPTER
4 – SCREW
5 – HOSE
Fig. 34 Demister Duct Remove/Install
1 – DEMISTER DUCT
2 – SCREWS
3 – DEMISTER HOSE
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REMOVAL AND INSTALLATION (Continued)