Wanted - double-jointed elf to help pull cluster.
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Topic: Wanted - double-jointed elf to help pull cluster.
Posted By: 990V8
Subject: Wanted - double-jointed elf to help pull cluster.
Date Posted: Mar/11/2019 at 8:12am
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I need to pull the instrument cluster on my 63 Ambo. Been putting it off, but I have to do it. Don't know if right-hand drive cars are worse, but there's no room back there!! I undid the speedo cable, but I can't even see the electrical plug, never mind get to it. Doesn't help that my eyesight isn't too good at short range and my neck is bad, not happy being scrunched up under the dash. My neighbour used to say 'don't get old' well that was good advice but he never told me how to prevent it. Anyway,... question... can I loosen the cluster,. ease it out, get at the plug that way, or do I have to unplug it first? Very nervous of breaking it. I also need to replace the voltage reg, does supply them? Can't even see it in Galvins. And finally, what do we think of dimmable LED instrument bulbs? Thankyou Ivor
------------- 63 Canadian Ambo 990 V8 327 74 LandRover Lightweight V8 SIII Shopping Trolley |
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Posted By: pacerman
Date Posted: Mar/11/2019 at 9:12am
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On the left hand drive cars you can loosen the cluster and you will able to see the round plug on the back of the cluster, if not actually reach it from above. On a right hand drive car, I think it would be even easier because you are not constrained by the wiring bundles to the left of the cluster and the left hand sidewall of the car. Put some masking tape on the bezel area below the cluster and anywhere else it is likely to touch when removing it to avoid scratching paint. Joe ------------- Happiness is making something out of nothing. |
Posted By: rocklandrambler
Date Posted: Mar/11/2019 at 10:10am
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I had a '64 Classic which should be the same as your '63 Ambo. On mine there are two phillips head screws holding the upper cover on. Remove the cover and you'll see two fat phillips head screws that hold the cluster in. Remove those screws and the cluster should pull out far enough to pull the round plug off.
------------- Past AMC's 1974 Hornet X (new) 1975 Gremlin X (new) 1964 Classic 660 Cross Country 1965 American 440-H |
Posted By: sweatlock
Date Posted: Mar/15/2019 at 4:16am
| There’s only one way to not get old...die young. Not a good option, though. |
Posted By: farna
Date Posted: Mar/15/2019 at 6:27am
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Pull the top off as Pacerman suggested. Then remove the screws holding the cluster in. You should be able to move it forward a bit and pull the plug from the top. Use the electronic regulator as discussed in another thread (I think you mentioned you were going to...). The dimmable LEDs sound like a great idea!! ------------- Frank Swygert |
Posted By: 6768rogues
Date Posted: Mar/15/2019 at 11:12pm
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If all else fails, I pull out the front seat so I can get down on the floor and see what is going on behind the dash. ------------- Content intended for mature audiences. If you experience nausea or diarrhea, stop reading and seek medical attention. Located usually near Rochester, NY and sometimes central FL. |
Posted By: 6PakBee
Date Posted: Mar/17/2019 at 7:50am
Ding, ding, ding!!! We have a winnah!! At my advanced age and 'mature' girth I just don't bend into places I used to. Now it's SOP for me to take the front seat out before working under the dash. ------------- Roger Gazur 1969 'B' Scheme SC/Rambler 1970 RWB 4-spd Machine 1970 Sonic Silver auto AMX All project cars. Forum Cockroach |
6768rogues wrote:Posted By: LakesideRamblin
Date Posted: Mar/17/2019 at 8:05am
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Amen. Just installed Dynamat and the repopped black heat barrier on the firewall. While I had the seats out at the upholstery shop I removed and rebuilt my heater box. Even after reinstalling it and laying on a pad i still wish i had a couple of elves! I'm in decent shape but my bones still ache. 😂
------------- LakesideRamblin 69 Rambler 360 73 Javelin 360 "If you could kick the person in the pants responsible for most of your trouble, you wouldn't sit for a month." T. Roosevelt |