Instrument Cluster Removal HELP pls - Page 2

sln8458 · 30th January 2022, 11:04

Just to close this out, here is a pic of the rear of my cluster:

As you can see the far clip is almost completely closed while the near one is fully expanded, this is the one that would not release.
Had I seen Rick's tool, I would have made one and not had the problems I had.

Hey Ho.

Steve

polinsteve · 31st January 2022, 21:35

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rich in Vancouver

Mine as well.
I pulled on the top of the cluster so hard it was hurting my fingers but all I was doing was tilting the cluster forward and causing the clip to grip tighter.
By tilting the cluster back at the top I was able to open a couple of mm gap at the bottom and the tool slipped right in. The cluster was out in seconds after that.

I must be lucky. I took mine out today to change the sounder. Taking the cluster out was trouble free, my difficulty was disassembling the cluster to get the old sounder out. I couldn't release the black socket.

30th January 2022, 11:04	#11
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