You pretty much have to remove it. The heater Box is secured to it. Maybe you remove it(the Box) and then put it back or something. Anyway, my car is securely on terra firma and it ain't moving till I get all the guts back in. I'll have to do as J.Hidalgo and others have done and drive the car to an A/C shop (partially disassembled to confirm that there are no leaks. O' Boy I can't wait to see the look on their faces when they look inside and see the dash....

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