odometer display lights intermittantly
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odometer display lights intermittantly
i have an 02 explorer xlt and the odometer will show sometimes and sometimes you can hardly see it. does this have a replaceable bulb or is this a defective led module? i would like to repair it but do not want to replace the cluster. any advice will be appreciated. thanks!
jim
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From: Blue Hill Township
Is the odometer on those trucks digital? If so, pull the cluster and look where the odometer attaches to the board and see if there is a cold solder joint. This has been a problem on the Expeditions and F-150s and it is caused by a cold solder joint.
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this is the fix for the F150. i did it 3 years ago and worked well. my 02 EXP has not had that problme, i thought it was only the F series.
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...lem-fixed.html
https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...lem-fixed.html
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Well my seems to be working fine for now.I started to remove the cluster,everything was going fine but there was one tiny wire i couldn't figure how to remove so i took the screws off the back and pop the electrical board out,with the board in hand the bulbs facing away from me i found three cold solders on the left hand side i put a little bit of solder on it.It is bright now.
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