I finally got it! Wiggle, wobble, wiggle, wobble and a touch of WD-40. It took about 4 hours on a nice day. I had just installed the speedo cable which started todays work and it has extra length. The oil guage wire, though, was a bit of a problem once I got the cluster over 1" out. I just couldn't seem to get it off the cluster.
Red, thanks for the recommendation. I'll visit my dad for the wheel remover and try that. I never had problems with it before but it's really starting to interfere with driving now.