Removing the speedometer, odometer & tripmeter: Difference between revisions

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*Remove instrument cluster from bracket (three 8mm nuts on the back of the cluster). Take care to note that there are three black metal washers located under the nuts. It wouldn't be the end of the world if you reinstalled everything without them, but they do tend to stick to the rubber bushings that the cluster mounts to and will then seek freedom when you pull the cluster free.

Now that you're down to the gauge cluster, separate the white plastic back housing from the black front housing by removing the ~~Phillips~~ screws from the rear. (Pay no attention to the circles in this photo; In FAQ, we use what we have.)

Now that you're down to the gauge cluster, separate the white plastic back housing from the black front housing by removing the phillips screws from the rear. (Pay no attention to the circles in this photo; in FAQ, we use what we have.)

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Now remove the 2 ~~Phillips~~ screws on either side of the speedometer cable receptacle. This allows you to take the entire speedo/odo/tripmeter assembly out of the white plastic housing in one piece. Now it looks like this:

Now remove the 2 phillips screws on either side of the speedometer cable receptacle. This allows you to take the entire speedo/odo/tripmeter assembly out of the white plastic housing in one piece. Now it looks like this:

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 *Remove instrument cluster from bracket (three 8mm nuts on the back of the cluster). Take care to note that there are three black metal washers located under the nuts. It wouldn't be the end of the world if you reinstalled everything without them, but they do tend to stick to the rubber bushings that the cluster mounts to and will then seek freedom when you pull the cluster free.
-Now that you're down to the gauge cluster, separate the white plastic back housing from the black front housing by removing the Phillips screws from the rear. (Pay no attention to the circles in this photo; In FAQ, we use what we have.)
+Now that you're down to the gauge cluster, separate the white plastic back housing from the black front housing by removing the phillips screws from the rear. (Pay no attention to the circles in this photo; in FAQ, we use what we have.)
-[[image:|150px]]
+[[image:speedo removal 1.jpg|150px]]
-Now remove the 2 Phillips screws on either side of the speedometer cable receptacle. This allows you to take the entire speedo/odo/tripmeter assembly out of the white plastic housing in one piece. Now it looks like this:
+Now remove the 2 phillips screws on either side of the speedometer cable receptacle. This allows you to take the entire speedo/odo/tripmeter assembly out of the white plastic housing in one piece. Now it looks like this: