Hey guys
The clock in my instrument panel has blown (gone black) due to moisture getting in via a crack in the clear plastic.
I bought a replacement set of dials, but the mileage on the new odometer is 50k more than mine. Can anyone tell me how to either swap the odometers over, or alter the mileage on the new set? I'm not gonna put the new odometer in with 50k more than the car's done!
Thanx in advance
Phil
How to swap odometers
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Re: How to swap odometers
To just swap the whole speedo dial and odometer or the clock undo all the bolts, screws etc on the back, lift and separate and replace with the unit you want.
There is an FAQ that shows how to take the clocks apart. Just go slowly, lay the pieces out in order as you take them apart and then reassemble in the reverse order.
There is an FAQ that shows how to take the clocks apart. Just go slowly, lay the pieces out in order as you take them apart and then reassemble in the reverse order.
Re: How to swap odometers
yeah, I had a how-to guide I found online, but the link isn't working. I've taken the cluster assembly apart, but it seems some of the blue circuit on the back is held to the odometer with metal. Would be easiest if I didnt have to swap the odometers, if I could just adjust the mileage on it, then put it into the car.
Re: How to swap odometers
By the blue circuit, I assume you mean the flexible Printed Circuit Board (PCB).
This is completely detachable from the back of the clocks.
What look like metal crimps, are the backs of sockets or terminal pins attached to the PCB, and these can be eased up and away from the back of the clocks by carefully sliding something flat underneath the PCB and gently lifting upwards. Be careful not to pull the PCB off these crimps or to scratch or damage the electrical tracks.
There are also some brass nuts holding the PCB down which can just be unscrewed. If any of the screws or nuts you undo have fibre or cardboard washers underneath them, make sure you refit the washers when you reassemble.
This is completely detachable from the back of the clocks.
What look like metal crimps, are the backs of sockets or terminal pins attached to the PCB, and these can be eased up and away from the back of the clocks by carefully sliding something flat underneath the PCB and gently lifting upwards. Be careful not to pull the PCB off these crimps or to scratch or damage the electrical tracks.
There are also some brass nuts holding the PCB down which can just be unscrewed. If any of the screws or nuts you undo have fibre or cardboard washers underneath them, make sure you refit the washers when you reassemble.