Oh man - I was hopin' that would not have to happen!! Looks like this will be a winter project. Thought there might be another way to remove that assembly. Thanks for the info!
tcox you do know all it takes to get the dash off are the 4 bolts (2bolts and nuts on each side) lift up a little bit and pull back (not hard or far)and you should be able to access the bolts you need to get to. It might be a 20 minute job at most. Oh don't forget to unscrew the crank handle first. Good luck
