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How do you remove the heater core from a 1999

I have it almost out, but the brake and gas pedal are in the way. Is there a way to do it without removing those also?

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YOU HAVE TO LIFT ACCELERATOR PEDAL AND SLIDE THE HEATER CORE PAST IT.DEPRESS THE BRAKE PEDAL AND REMOVE THE HEATER CORE FROM HEATER AIR CONDITIONING HOUSING.

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  1. Lift the accelerator pedal and slide the heater core past it.
  2. Depress the brake pedal and remove the heater core from the heater/air conditioning housing assembly
  3. this is courtesy of the free online repair manuals at autozone.com
  4. Good Luck!

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You do not have to remove the pedals, however by the service manual you are supposed to remove the steering column if you have not already.

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  7. Install the brake lamp switch into its mounting bracket.
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  9. Reconnect the negative battery cable.
  10. If the heater core is being replaced, flush the cooling system.
  11. Refill the engine cooling system.
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If you look down by the gas pedal you will see two tubes coming out of the heater box, that is where the heater core is. To replace the heater core you need to disconnect the heater hoses from the heater core in the engine compartment. Then remove the gas pedal from the floor, and disconnect the brake booster rod from the brake pedal. Next you will need to disconnect the shaft going to the bottom of the steering column. (Make sure not to turn the steering wheel while the column is disconnected or you may damage the clock spring). After all of that is disconnected you will have to remove a cover for the heater core tubes. Then remove the tubes from the heater core. There are a couple of screws that hold the core in. Remove those screws and the heater core will slide out of the heater box.
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