Re: [T3] Type 3 sPeedOmeter removaL

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 5 Dec 2000, at 1:51, LOW40hpVW@aol.com wrote:

> is it just me or do you have to take the dash pad off to remove the
> speed-O.  i just got an original type 3 trip speed-O from the junk
> yard. and wondering if someone has a way that i didn't do.. i just
> ripped the top of the already messed up dash pad off and undid the
> clips from the back and pulled it out. do you have to take the dash
> pad off to instaLL it into my squareback.    

NO! Just look at the speedo you have in your hand. See those 2 
spring fingers? The clock and the gauge have springs just like 
them. To get any of these out you just reach up under the dash 
and push these fingers together, then push the module out the front 
(toward the rear of the car) of the dash. The instruments actually 
help to hold the dash pad in place.  

To get the gauge cluster out, it is easiest to remove the fuse box 
first and then pull the bulb assembly stratght off the back of the 
gauge.

To get the speedo out, it is best to take the gauge and clock out 
first so you can reach in those holes to push the spring fingers in. 
Of course you need to disconnect the speedo cable, too.
-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054

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