From: Dan [dbrindle@kondratyev.com]
Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 1:36 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] RE: dash removal

Dan,

You have to first remove the pod and while you are at it better to remove
the steering wheel as well.  You also have to remove the center console.
Inside the vent there are a couple of screws that hold the center console to
the dash.  Inside the glove box towards the top and to the left is access to
a screw that holds the dash.  There is one on each side of the dash on the
door post and one under the dash at each end up under the windshield.  The
one on the drivers side is tough to get to.  As I remember it is necessary
to remove the glove box and door.

I guess you have all of these.  The dash is also held down by the steering
column adjuster.  There are three hex bolts holding the lower part of the
steering column and these hold the dash in place.

Once the dash is free it is still tough to get out of the car.  The factory
put it in before putting in the windshield.  The hole where the steering
column comes through is barely big enough.  It is best once the dash is
loose to use two people - one on each side.  The steering column has a
spring holding the column.  Once the three bolts are loose the steering
column pushes up.  When sliding the dash out it is easier to have some one
push the column down as the dash is slide out.

Hope this helps.

Dan the Pod Guy
Portia's Parts




From: Rip [mailto:david_ripley@shepherd.org]
Sent: Monday, August 19, 2002 9:40 AM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: Dash removal: Instruction locatation?


Don,

There are essentially 5 contact points that hold the dash in place:

a) 2, 10mm bolts oriented in a vertical direction with the heads on top,
one on each side (far left and far right) about three inches from the
rearward edge of the dash.  For the one on the driver's side, you will
probably have to disconnect the AC ducting to get to it.

b)2, phillips head screws just under the bottom of the dash which screw
into the walls just forward of the doors.

c) The hex bolts that hold the steering column in place.

Once all of these are removed, the steering column needs to be pushed
down, and then the dash can be pulled straight back.

You have to remove the steering wheel, the pod, and probably the center
console first.  It is much easier if the seats are out too.

Rip

Good Luck!




From: Peter M Norman II [mailto:PNorman@Wcom.Net]
Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 6:46 PM
To: 928
Subject: [928] Re: Dash repair


Sertan,
     I used a crack filler product by Leatherique to fill many cracks
around the vents, down the front of the dashboard and around the
gloovebox.  The trick I found is to fill & sand, fill & sand and finally
redye the dash for a even match. Leatherique also makes good products for
seat care & repair.  I have heard of other 928 owners using products 
called Flexi-Fill and Surflex with good results too.

Hope this helps,

Pete Norman II
86.5 928s