If you can, great. If not, there’s enough slop in the jacket/cable that you can pull the cluster out partially enough to get your hand back there to unscrew the collar that holds the cable in place. I can’t get a good purchase on the collar when everything is in the dash, so I pull the cluster first and do it there. It also allows you enough room to get a pair of sip joint pliers on the collar if it’s really tight.
-D > On Feb 12, 2018, at 10:41 PM, Craig via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> > wrote: > > On Mon, 12 Feb 2018 21:37:50 -0500 Dan Penoff via Mercedes > <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > >> Certainly. It’s just held in by friction, and that’s if a previous >> remover didn’t toss the little rubber pads that are on the sides of the >> cluster that often fall out/off when it’s removed. >> >> Otherwise, take your improvised “J” hooks and insert them at the top >> corners of the cluster between the pad and the cluster. Once they get >> past that, push them farther back, then rotate 90 degrees to turn the >> little part of the “J” so it’s behind the back of the cluster. You’ll >> know if it’s not far enough back as you won’t be able to rotate it. >> >> Once you’ve turned the hooks to engage the cluster, pull! Rock it back >> and forth as that will often break it loose if it hasn’t been out for a >> while. > > Does one disconnect the speedometer cable before or after pulling the > cluster out? > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
