Instrument Cluster Removal, Help!

67Dart273 said

First make SURE you have the battery unhooked. The ammeter connections are "right there" easy to short, and no fuse, 'cept for the fuse link

You already have the speedo cable off, ?? ALL ?? the screws out, and the column dropped down.

It just might be that the wiring harness in your particular car has not much slack. Be careful, there are two connectors on the PC board for the harness to the cluster.

You fold it "down" before pulling it out very much, it's sort of L shaped, and the speedo hangs down below the bottom edge of the dash opening.

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Copy copy, the battery is disconnected, I double checked the screws and they're all out, and I removed the three bolts from the steering column nearest the dash, which gives me about 2" to move the column around. I'm thinking you're right about the wiring harness being tight, I'm going to play around with that a little tomorrow to try to get more slack... Wish me luck, and THANK YOU for the tips!

6pk2goDemon said

I'm pretty sure there's an allen screw on the underneath of those little chrome knobs.

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Ah HA! That makes sense, I didn't notice those earlier.


Thank you all for your quick and helpful posts! I don't know what I'd do without FABO


And now for your viewing pleasure, my earlier failed efforts :D :