Quick question...

I have the squeaky, loose dash problem that I believe is symptoms of the broken tabs that secure the dash to the firewall.

Pulling the dash seems like a pretty big ordeal. I believe the book calls for about 9 hours labor. Is there any quick fix or is pulling the dash the only reasonable way to go?

There is plenty of room to work around the wiper transmission (under the A/C intake). My friend and I are almost tempted to run some heavy duty lag screws throug the firewall to pull the dash tight against the wall.

I know this is a riggin' way to fix something, but we just aren't up to pulling the dash right now for the tab repair.

Any reason why this might not work?

 

You don't wanna do that with the big screws to pull the dash tight on the firewall because those tabs are plastic and chances are they'll break.

 

The A/C Vent tubing will fall apart and it will be twice as bad as it was before.