[EJprovost]

Seems the speedometer in the old new dash I bought sticks. I am about to change the speedometer, and put the old one back in. Can anyone tell me if I can do this without removing the dash? Any suggestions before I tear into this would be greatly appreciated.

 

[EJprovost]

not a whole lot of working room behind there. I will go check to see it the connections are properly connected, one thing for sure the light doesn't work either. If I remove the screws in the face of the dash, could I get at it thren without dropping the steeringwheel?

 

[EJprovost]

steering column has the shear bolts holding it right? I might try the pull the dash forward business, and hope I can work in braille.

 

[EJprovost]

In the owners manuel it says the light cluster can be removed from the front with a flat edge screwdriver, hence then pull it out forward. Has anyone tried this, is the plastic in the dash too old to risk this anymore?

 

[EJprovost]

Thanks Everyone, for the suggestions, after I am finished with the annual Fourth Barbeque, and it cools down outside, I will try to do this. So if there are any more suggestions, keep them comming. Really don't want to mess anything up here after all the time Dave spent un-messing everything under there for me.

 

[EJprovost]

Thanks ! the light bulb in the speedo itself doesn't work, or if I remember correctly won't stay pluged in, the whole housing. Only the center light in the light cluster, on the top, and the red one on the bottom, right side. But then again, this car seems to have a mind of its own! One minuet something won't work and like magic it seems to fix? So I don't know quite what to say with that one. "Ghost In The Machine" ?

 

[EJprovost]

You know I wish I could answer that, went down and looked the the two speedometers I have and they both have 7 connections and 2 light connections, and one cable connection. Hopefully someone who knows their stuff will read your post here and answer the questions you have. The speedometers I looked at I know one for sure was for a 73 GT, the other one I'm not sure what year it came out of.