I have a '85 Firebird v6 5spd with only spedo and fuel guages, and dummy lights for everything else. I have some other guages I want to put in also, but there is something holding the cluster back from removal, behind the spedometer. It will only come out an inch or two, how can I release what is holding it in and re connect it after? Also will I have the wire coming up to the dash to connect to the sender input on the oil and temp guages? the fuel one will already be there and volt one will be easy to get. I am just concerned that my car may not have the oil and temperature senders?

Thanks for the help!
Lance

 

You've got to disconnect the speedo cable from the back side of.... ? yep,, the speedometer

There should be a hard to reach tab you have to push up or pull down (forget direction) that 'unlocks' the able from the speedo. No easy task if you've got clumbsy hands.

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Okay thanks I kinda thought it was something like that, i was just reading somewhere that there was another part of the spedo cable to disconnect by the brake booster or something?

if its just behind the spedo guage tho thats okay

but does anyone know if my car should have a oil pressure and temperature sender wires running to the dash already?

 

am i missing something or whats going on, I can only pull out the cluster like an inch, not even enough to get a hand behind the spedo no matter what angle...

 

You can't pull the cluster out because the speedo cable is attached. There isn't any slack in the line. You're going to have to take the 'hush' panel (covers all the wires under the dash by the pedals) off and reach up & under the dash behind the gauges to disc the cable. This is where nimble hands come into play, it's not that far up, but there alot of crap in the way which make it sort of rough to reach up there (for me anyways).

 

well im doing this right now lets see if i can do it with one arm, kinda lost the function of my right arm do to a gas/fire stupid incident lol

 

cant seem to get to the speed cable im trying to go up by the fuses only way i see possible, but i dont really see how to get in lol without being stretch armstrong... I took everything out that i should have its movable i can pull it and push it some and its like duh its loose by getting hung up by the spedo line,,,, any other tips?