66 instrument dashpanel
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66 instrument dashpanel
Have a '66 panel which has the extra 2 holes for the ammeter and oil gauge. Taking it apart to send it out for re-doing and I am a little stumped on one thing. There is a metal housing over those two gauges but after that is removed the gauges are still in the panel. After looking it over for several days I have yet to figure out how they come out of the panel. Twist out? Hidden tabs? Anybody know how or has done it?
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Oil and amp guages, std cluster
STANDARD INSTRUMENT CLUSTER .. W/ROUND Speedometer, w/acc gauges.
Front of cluster
You have the gauges and bezels (one piece) with two threaded studs per gauge, one gasket per gauge, and one mounting plate per gauge.
Behind cluster
On the back side are two rectangular shrouds, one on either side with two holes each for gauge studs to fit through so the nuts and washers can attach.
What's the answer? The book doesn't say what those gaskets are made of, but if they are rubber, they may be stuck to not only the gauge, but the panel.
Otherwise, I'm clueless. See post below vvvv for DLX cluster info.
Source of picture info: 1964-1972 Ford parts illustration book, section 106, page 8.
Front of cluster
You have the gauges and bezels (one piece) with two threaded studs per gauge, one gasket per gauge, and one mounting plate per gauge.
Behind cluster
On the back side are two rectangular shrouds, one on either side with two holes each for gauge studs to fit through so the nuts and washers can attach.
What's the answer? The book doesn't say what those gaskets are made of, but if they are rubber, they may be stuck to not only the gauge, but the panel.
Otherwise, I'm clueless. See post below vvvv for DLX cluster info.
Source of picture info: 1964-1972 Ford parts illustration book, section 106, page 8.
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jan 9, 2007 at 03:10 AM.
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oil and amp gauges, dlx plastic panel
DELUXE INSTRUMENT CLUSTER, Chromed Plastic Bezel w/horizontal speedometer, with acc gauges.
The added accessory oil and amp gauges mount the same as they do on the std cluster.
Oil and amp gauge/bezel with two studs, and mounting gaskets...there are no mounting plates.
Reverse side is exactly the same layout as the std cluster in above post.
Once again, the gauge rubber gaskets may be the problem.
^^^^^See the post above^^^^^
Picture source: Section 106, page 6 of 1964-1972 Ford Truck illustrations book
The added accessory oil and amp gauges mount the same as they do on the std cluster.
Oil and amp gauge/bezel with two studs, and mounting gaskets...there are no mounting plates.
Reverse side is exactly the same layout as the std cluster in above post.
Once again, the gauge rubber gaskets may be the problem.
^^^^^See the post above^^^^^
Picture source: Section 106, page 6 of 1964-1972 Ford Truck illustrations book
Last edited by NumberDummy; Jan 9, 2007 at 03:12 AM.
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Mine just popped out.
You have removed all 4 nuts on each gauge in the back, and then the metal "cup"?
If so, then they should pull forward through the dash panel.
Be careful when reassembling, you must make sure the nuts do not gound out on that cup. The studs not only physically retreain the gauge, they are the electrical posts as well. tThere is a rubber washer between the nut first nut to go on the stud and the cup.
You have removed all 4 nuts on each gauge in the back, and then the metal "cup"?
If so, then they should pull forward through the dash panel.
Be careful when reassembling, you must make sure the nuts do not gound out on that cup. The studs not only physically retreain the gauge, they are the electrical posts as well. tThere is a rubber washer between the nut first nut to go on the stud and the cup.
