How to Remove a Jeep HVAC Control Unit: Jeep Cherokee 1984-2001

Jeep Cherokee (1984-2001)

Pull Tip: Use your flathead screwdriver for stubborn connectors may need a bit of prying.

Estimated Pull Time: 15 minutes

Recommended Tools

1

Start by removing the dashboard bezel or anything covering the HVAC. Sometimes they are screwed in, clipped in, or both.
2

In some cases you might need to remove the cover around the steering column before the dash panel will come out. This particular column cover is held in by 3 little screws on the bottom.
3

Unscrew the HVAC from the dash and then start removing the electrical connections and Vacuum lines by pushing in on the connector releases then pulling back. Some stubborn connectors may need a bit of prying force with a flathead screwdriver.
4

Some vehicles will have a cable to operate the blend door on the HVAC box. Follow the cable down to the bottom of the HVAC box, which is located above the passenger floorboard.
5

Use a flat blade screwdriver or a door panel clip tool to pry off the clip that holds the cable and then pry the plastic clip securing the line to the box free.
6

Pull the cable up through the dash trying not to snag it on anything.