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#660772 07/08/2010 6:55 PM
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What am i missing? I removed the three screws from the front of the cluster and I can get it to pull out about a 1/2" but thats it and it gets wedged. Am i missing a screw or fastener I cannot see, or do i just need to get rough with it?

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DID YOU DISCONNECT THE SPEEDOMETER?


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even if you have removed the speedo cable, those clusters are a tight fit because of the tabs the screws go in - just needs lots of patience to try every possibile position, like a Rubics cube

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What Bill said. I presume you're also already reaching below to push if out toward you from the underdash side?


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Ok I will keep trying. I thought perhaps i was missing a retainer and afraid to tug too hard, Guess I just need a bigger HAMMER (lol).
Thanks for your time


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Someone before you could have tied off the wires after assy and left NO service loop. Get a mirror and a light.


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Gonna get back into it this weekend Thanks for the info i will let you know.


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I had best luck by pulling it out that half inch, and then pulling it out from the "point" just above the steering column. Put a rag on the column to keep from scratching it.

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TxLa has it right. Pull it straight out, and it will come out half an inch. Then, you pull the bottom of the cluster aka "the point" and pull that up. Kinda weird how it works, but thats how it worked for me. And a cluster that has been in there for long time takes a little more force.

And as mention,just unscrew the odometer from the cluster.


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