George.......
Trampas has it right but....
BTDT and a couple of cautions....
- Number the "stuff" you disconnect, so you will know where to put
it back. Particularly, electrical connects.
- To disconnect oil pressure line, be gentle and find some small
hands if you can. I think it is 2 10mm open end wrenches. One
to hold the fitting on cluster and the other to turn flare nut.
- Cluster should slide out to the right..... between steering
wheel and dash......
AND most of all... While cluster is out and oil pressure line is
disconnected.... DON'T start the engine!!!
Good luck..... and Take Care,
Chuck
Phoenix AZ
On Feb 9, 2006, at 1:47 PM, Trampas wrote:
You need new gears which are easy to install yourself
www.odometergears.com
To remove instrument cluster:
#1 get metal coat hanger
#2 cut two straight pieces about 6" long
#3 put a 90 degree bend in each about 1/4 inch up from one end
making an "L"
#4 put one "L" on left side of cluster one on right. Push the small
part of
"L" inbetween cluster and dash. Twist each one such "L" is pointing
towards
center of cluster.
#5 Pull.
Cluster comes out and you can disconnect stuff on back. Then side
out from
behind steering wheel.
Not that I found that for all the cars I have played with you can
just grab
instrument cluster by hand, no metal hooks or "L" things, and just
pull out.
Trampas
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:Mercedes-
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On Behalf Of George Larribeau
Sent: Thursday, February 09, 2006 3:26 PM
To: Mail List MBZ
Subject: [MBZ] 1985 300SD Odometer Repair
My odometer has stopped in my 85 300SD. Yes the speedometer still
works. It
happened after I reset the trip OD. Multiple trip OD resets have
not cleared
it. I want to remove the spedo and have it repaired (there is a
local; shop
that has worked on various MC spedo's for me that seems to be
competent. I
have been reading the PDF (from the indiees) numbered 54-250 R and R
instrument cluster. Some of the instructions are a little sparse, like
steering wheel . remove, reinstall. And the use of Extractor hook
PN 126 589
03 33 00. Is an extractor hook something I can make / improvise. Do
I need
to remove the steering wheel? If so what is the best way to go
about it.
George Larribeau
Dallas, TX
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