67Dart273 said

"Generally" Remove battery ground

loosen and or remove the column bolts at the floor plate, remove the clamp bolts up under the column at the dash as well as any trim under the column so the column can drop down. If you are careful in the rotation of the wheel, you can orient the steering so that the steering coupler will be "more flexible, I believe you want the narrow section at top and bottom

If this is column shift you will likely have to remove the linkage, and may have to readjust it. There should be a sliding clamp device on the linkage under the car

Observe and be careful of stretching any wiring, etc. Of course remove all the screws around the outside of dash cluster. Reach up under and unlatch the speedo cable.

You "should" although there may not be much--slack in the wiring to get the harness out enough to unplug. Unbolt the two ammeter wires

Sort of "hinge" the cluster down, out, and then back to you out of the dash. The lower part of the cluster/ speedo hangs down inside the dash frame.

I sometimes let the column down into my lap, and after you have removed the clamp bolts keep a couple of the fasteners and the clamp positioned so that after removing the cluster, you can put the column back up and start a couple of the clamp nuts back onto the studs thus now holding the column back up

Click to expand...