Removing My Thumbwheel Radio with A/C

[Y2 road runner]

Hey Guys. I want to remove the radio in my RR but I cannot see how to get it past the center ducting for the A/C.

I am really hoping the whole dash or A/C / heater box does not need to come out just to remove the radio.

Any pointers or assistance or experiences you can provide would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!

 

[Big John]

Pay no attention...

Nothing to see here... move along...

 

[Y2 road runner]

It should come out through the face of the dash, not out the back.

Remove the bezel, one screw on each side by the thumbwheels. Underneath there should be one nut holding it to a bracket. Slide the radio out the front.

Thank you for this, but I don't want to sound like a dufus. When you say the "front", I assume under the dash, right? Not through the opening for the radio itself because it does not look like it is going to fit through there....

What I believe I need to do is figure out how to remove the center vent duct for the A/C. The service manual is not helpful there. Once that center vent duct is removed, it looks like I can get the radio out from under the dash.

 

[69hemibeep]

[quote="Big John":1i2q4xzx]It should come out through the face of the dash, not out the back.

Remove the bezel, one screw on each side by the thumbwheels. Underneath there should be one nut holding it to a bracket. Slide the radio out the front.

Thank you for this, but I don't want to sound like a dufus. When you say the "front", I assume under the dash, right? Not through the opening for the radio itself because it does not look like it is going to fit through there....

What I believe I need to do is figure out how to remove the center vent duct for the A/C. The service manual is not helpful there. Once that center vent duct is removed, it looks like I can get the radio out from under the dash.[/quote:1i2q4xzx]
I dropped mine out the bottom but I don't have A/C

 

[moparstuart]

[quote="Big John":3jx407o1]It should come out through the face of the dash, not out the back.

Remove the bezel, one screw on each side by the thumbwheels. Underneath there should be one nut holding it to a bracket. Slide the radio out the front.

Thank you for this, but I don't want to sound like a dufus. When you say the "front", I assume under the dash, right? Not through the opening for the radio itself because it does not look like it is going to fit through there....

What I believe I need to do is figure out how to remove the center vent duct for the A/C. The service manual is not helpful there. Once that center vent duct is removed, it looks like I can get the radio out from under the dash.

I dropped mine out the bottom but I don't have A/C[/quote:3jx407o1]
:yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: :yesnod: out the bottom and your a/c ducting center piece should come out so you can get the radio out .

 

[Y2 road runner]

Okay, what it sounds like is that the sticky issue is removing the A/C center vent duct, so....

I really need to get that center duct removed without destroying it. It does not look like it is fastened to the A/C/heater box except that it sits on top of the box. There is a bracket on the bottom of it that attaches to the bottom of the dash.

Do I just have to maneuver it out of there?

If someone has done this, your experience would be valuable.

 

[Big John]

What the heck was I thinking??

Sorry... the cold medicine was apparantly messing with me... I kinda remember posting this... It doesn't come out the front.

 

[moparstuart]

What the heck was I thinking??

Sorry... the cold medicine was apparantly messing with me... I kinda remember posting this... It doesn't come out the front.

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

 

[ACME A12]

What the heck was I thinking??

Sorry... the cold medicine was apparantly messing with me... I kinda remember posting this... It doesn't come out the front.

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

 

[moparstuart]

[quote="Big John":um6cvvod]What the heck was I thinking??

Sorry... the cold medicine was apparantly messing with me... I kinda remember posting this... It doesn't come out the front.

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:[/quote:um6cvvod]
sure ray i dont think it could be too much worse then what i have :jester: no one is sacred around here :acme:

 

[69hemibeep]

Its usually me that steps on his tally wacker when it comes to :acme: the Big guy. Way to go son :lmao:

 

[Big John]

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

sure ray i dont think it could be too much worse then what i have :jester: no one is sacred around here :acme:

Oh... It could be much worse.... much worse..

 

[moparstuart]

quote="ACME A12"]

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

sure ray i dont think it could be too much worse then what i have :jester: no one is sacred around here :acme:[/quote]

Oh... It could be much worse.... much worse..[/quote]
:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :jester:

 

[Y2 road runner]

quote="ACME A12"]

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

sure ray i dont think it could be too much worse then what i have :jester: no one is sacred around here :acme:

Oh... It could be much worse.... much worse..[/quote]
:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :jester:[/quote]
Now you're not trying to hijack this thread are you? I didn't think so.

SO, how do I get the center A/C duct out?

 

[moparstuart]

quote="ACME A12"]

we just wont listen to you when it comes to radios and speakers :jester: :acme:

Looking to have your avatar ranking "upgraded" again, Stuie...? :basketcase:

:lmao: :lmao: :lmao:

sure ray i dont think it could be too much worse then what i have :jester: no one is sacred around here :acme:

Oh... It could be much worse.... much worse..[/quote]
:worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :worship: :jester:[/quote]
Now you're not trying to hijack this thread are you? I didn't think so.

SO, how do I get the center A/C duct out?[/quote]
its been a while since i took mine out , but it only took about 5 minutes if i remember correctly , no threads even get hijacked on this board , its impossible

 

[69hemibeep]

The only thing I found in the manual is where it says (disconnect at distribution duct) if its flex hose you may be able to get past the center duct by disconnecting the one end :huh:

 

[ACME A12]

Now you're not trying to hijack this thread are you?

no threads even get hijacked on this board , its impossible

We call it "wandering"...eventually we get back on topic...but usually only briefly... :yesnod:

:jester:

 

[roy in st louis]

Hey Guys. I want to remove the radio in my RR but I cannot see how to get it past the center ducting for the A/C.

I am really hoping the whole dash or A/C / heater box does not need to come out just to remove the radio.

Any pointers or assistance or experiences you can provide would be really helpful. Thanks in advance!

did you ever get any info how to remove radio, I have a 1969 an I have this same problem, do you have any advise ? culpmr@sbcglobal.net
Thank You
Roy

 

[69hemibeep]

What the heck was I thinking??

Sorry... the cold medicine was apparantly messing with me... I kinda remember posting this... It doesn't come out the front.

http://www.bing.com/videos/search?q=Dru ... FORM=VIRE1

 

[Basketcase]

Oh... It could be much worse.... much worse..

:basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: :basketcase: