Removal. Models before 1996
Remove the battery ground cable. Remove the steering wheel. Unscrew the 2 screws securing the instrument cluster decorative trim at the top rear and remove it, releasing it from the mounting brackets at the bottom (see Fig. 12.50).
Unscrew the 4 instrument cluster mounting screws and remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. At the rear of the instrument cluster, disconnect the electrical connectors and the speedometer drive cable. If the instrument cluster is equipped with a tachometer, do not lay the instrument cluster on its front side, as silicone fluid may leak from the tachometer (see Fig. 12.51, 12.52).
Models since 1996
Remove the ground cable from the battery. Unscrew the 2 mounting screws and remove the upper steering column cover. Unscrew the 4 mounting screws and remove the lower steering column cover. Remove the steering wheel.
Using a lever, remove the 3 heater control knobs. Unscrew the 2 fastening screws from the upper back side of the instrument cluster decorative trim. Release the instrument cluster trim from the fastening brackets using a screwdriver with a protective pad or cloth. Remove the instrument cluster and disconnect the electrical connectors (see Fig. 12.53, 12.54).
Remove the 4 instrument cluster mounting screws. Pull the instrument cluster toward you and disconnect the electrical connectors and speedometer drive cable.
Installation
Installation is carried out in the reverse order of removal.
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