Heater hoses -how to remove

[stuart_k]

I'm changing all my hoses for new ones whilst I'm tarting up the engine bay. Can't find anything in Haynes or the Morris Workshop manual about the heater. How do I get the heater out to access the hoses? The lower hose I can get at but the upper one is nigh on impossible so I presume I need to remove the heater first. I can see two brackets at either side of the drum part of the heater which bolt it to the firewall. Are there any other fixings that hold it in? Do I need to remove the front panel first?

Thanks.

[aupickup]

There are 2 screws under the dash above the heater unit on the late heaters

[MarkyB]

If you remove the glove box liner you can reach in and detach the hose without removing the heater.

[kittyfell]

You just take out the screws at the front - and lift it off, certainly for the later 'fresh-air' heater. I don't know about the earlier drum heater.

[stuart_k]

There is a big drum contraption at the back and it is bolted to the bulkhead with 2 bolts.

MarkyB, thanks for the tip but tried that this morning and although I can get the cover off (just), the cardboard insert doesn't look like it is going to come out unless I remove the steering wheel. Is this necessary?

EDIT

I got it out. Didn't realise it had a split in it to facilitate removal.

I now have nice new heater pipes and bulkhead grommets.