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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 02:57 PM
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Where is my chip?

The PO installed a 4 POS chip in my truck and I need remove it for troubleshooting purposes. Where is that sucker? The wire from the rotary switch disappears behind the parking brake and don't see it coming out the firewall...
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 03:01 PM
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its behind the parking brake
3 13 mm nuts and you can take it out and get to chip
I'd unhook batts first
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 03:02 PM
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Ahh! That explains it!
Thanks!!
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 03:18 PM
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to clarify what quesey said, you need to remove the 3 bolts that hold the computer in and remove the computer to remove the chip from the computer.
you may also have to remove the main harness bolt under the hood and unplug the harness from the computer too.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 03:24 PM
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No not on mine anyways
3 nuts that hold in parking brake and move it out of the way and chip is right there. once you clean the goo off where chip slides on you don't really have to remove computer
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 03:36 PM
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ok. i never did a 94.5-97.
on the 99 and newer trucks, you need to remove the plug from the computer to get it down enough to remove the chip.
 
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Old Dec 10, 2014 | 05:50 PM
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Yea, that was easy.
Serviced my squeaky parking brake mech too.
Thank you all very much!
 
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