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****Pulling out gauge cluster, please help ASAP****

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BlownStangGT

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I am trying to pull my guage cluster and I got the coinnect on the drivers side, but towards the passanger side of the car there is a silver tube and a white thing, i can not get it off, how do I ge4t this off. I am tyring ot pull my dash out in the next 5 min or so, so if you know please reply ASAP
 
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R U talking about the speedo cable??
 

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i remember doing this in my old car, is it the one that the cable goes into?
 

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yeah I assume its the speedo cable, how do I get it out?
 

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Notice the front-most part has a clip. It retains the connection to the gauge cluster. Push down on the top of it (the white/offwhite connector part) and it will release the connection. Just push the top down, that's all you need. Once you get it off, you will see how it was connected. Now when it's pushed in, just yank the cluster towards you and it will come off.

 
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First time I removed the cluster the speedo cable came out no sweat....didn't realize that you just squeeze the white part between the end and metal part to release the lock. Don't try and force it or you'll break it.

The second time I had a lot of trouble until I realized to just grab ahold of the white part and squeeze, then lightly pull the cable out. It should be easy, don't force it.

Good Luck, Don
 

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Where and how do I push down? Do i push in to make it smaller then ull it out?
 

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I got it!!! Thanks for the help!
 
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anyone know how I take the plastic off to get at the cluster??
 

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87gtconv said:
anyone know how I take the plastic off to get at the cluster??
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you just unscre the two screws on top, two screws on the bottom, pull off the colum plastics, pull out the light swtiches, and it comes right out
 
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Cool thanks will do this project this weekend took a fast look and could not see screws but if they are on top I will find them. I bought a new 140 m0h speedo and want to get it into my car asap!
 

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It's held on by torx screws but you can't get to them until you take the entire thing out of the car.

Start by taking the steering column covers off, then the bottom dash cover, then remove the light switches from the dash, remove the dash, THEN remove the cluster w/the clear lens attached. It comes off with torx screws too, then you can take the lens off w/the same torx bit. It attaches in the same way, just in reverse.
 

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first time I was removing the cluster (heater core swap ) it took me 4 hours, and a phone call to Ford (which didn't help) to get it loose
 

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yeah, I got it all loose, dash and everything is out...only thing left interior wise inmy car is 2 front seats, carpet, and headliner haha, its all going black
 
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