Ok, got the cluster out of the dashboard...pun intended.
There were no clips, but I did have to figure out how to get the chrome screws off the front of the gauge cluster.
For anyone else doing this...I had to use the extra joint in my wrist (:^) and reach up under dash and hold the back side of whatever piece. Then I pressed the fingers of the other hand onto the chrome piece. I twisted the whole thing from back side...(it only moved a little each time)...then I held the chrome in place as I twisted the backside back to the original position...repeat like a million times until the chrome piece is loose.
The speedo was pretty easy to unscrew.
(The problem is that I had already painted the steering column...so that is scratched now...:^( ..)
What is interesting...is that the interior of the gauge cluster has tubes made of cardboard!! Seriously...that is just strange to me. So watch out with any water.
I'm going to spray the inside a silver and change a couple of bulbs to green. Just to add some of my own personality before putting it all back together.
Thanks for the help.
Dave
