QUICK help! dash pad removal
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Safety Car
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QUICK help! dash pad removal
Im trying to take out my dash pad on the drivers side, Ive got the center gagues out, and Ive got all the screws out of the drivers side and all the hardware removed, AND Ive taken the forward 2 (closest to the steering wheel) bolts out on the steering column, also taken the steering wheel off
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
Le Mans Master
Joined: Jan 2007
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From: Peekskill NY
Im trying to take out my dash pad on the drivers side, Ive got the center gagues out, and Ive got all the screws out of the drivers side and all the hardware removed, AND Ive taken the forward 2 (closest to the steering wheel) bolts out on the steering column, also taken the steering wheel off
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
Drifting
Joined: Dec 2008
Posts: 1,336
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From: Westampton New Jersey
Im trying to take out my dash pad on the drivers side, Ive got the center gagues out, and Ive got all the screws out of the drivers side and all the hardware removed, AND Ive taken the forward 2 (closest to the steering wheel) bolts out on the steering column, also taken the steering wheel off
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
and I still cant get that damn thing out of there!!! HELP!
Miles
Pro
Joined: May 2007
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From: Warrenville IL
Wilcox has a nice write-up on this. Check their site.
Once all the screws are out and the column is loose it will be tight but you should be able to get it out.
Remember that the speedo cable has to be undone and the vacuum hoses at the headlight switch will have to get pulled.
Also, don't let your steering column sit with those bolts out for any length of time. Undo the bolts, pull the dash and then put them back in until you put the dash back in. Not good for the column or linkage.
Once all the screws are out and the column is loose it will be tight but you should be able to get it out.
Remember that the speedo cable has to be undone and the vacuum hoses at the headlight switch will have to get pulled.
Also, don't let your steering column sit with those bolts out for any length of time. Undo the bolts, pull the dash and then put them back in until you put the dash back in. Not good for the column or linkage.
Racer
Joined: May 2008
Posts: 271
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From: N.Y
mine came out hard too the headlight hook up is hell to get out and dont forget that there are clips the hold it and have to be pushed up to let the dash loose, at least on my 81 anyway, look up through the hole where the center gauges were and youll find them
Safety Car
Joined: Apr 2000
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From: Wichita KS
The wiring harness is held to the back of the pad with bendable tabs. The harness is stiff enough to keep the dash from moving very much. Then there are the tachometer and speedometer cables.
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