Removal of clock

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Is the task of removing the clock arduous ? I plan on bringing it to North Hollywood Speedo for a Quartz conversion. If the job is too time consuming, I might just have a shop do it, then reinstall the finished product.
Any tips ? I live within driving distance to NHS. ( they only will do the conversion).
 
Search the forum there are a bunch of threads but it is pretty easy, remove the lower panel and reach up and unplug the wires for the light and clock, unscrew the nuts holding it in, twist, and out it comes out the back.
 
Stevehose said:
it is pretty easy, remove the lower panel and reach up and unplug the wires for the light and clock, unscrew the nuts holding it in, twist, and out it comes out the back.
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Well that's all true, but you need awfully long, skinny arms and hands to do it! Unfortunately, the clock is the toughest gauge to get at with the dash fully assembled.

The easier - though more laborious - method is to remove the gauges from L to R as you face them. That is, take out the gas/temp gauge as Stevehose describes, then reach in through the now empty hole to get at the speedo, then do the same to remove the tach and finally the clock.

Hey, your other three gauges probably need N. Hollywood's cleaning/calibration magic too.
 
I guess each car is different, but I have removed my friend's clock twice without touching the other gauges, but then I have long arms :p
 
Stevehose said:
I guess each car is different, but I have removed my friend's clock twice without touching the other gauges..
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I'm not saying it can't be done, just that sometimes a 30 minute pleasant job is preferable to a 10 minute painful one.

You wrote "I have removed my friend's clock...", but did you put it back in? Pulling connectors off the back of a gauge is relatively easy to do blind, but getting them back on - and on the right terminal - can be difficult.
 
Yes, back in too. You're right, it's definitely not the most fun thing to do.

jmackro said:
I'm not saying it can't be done, just that sometimes a 30 minute pleasant job is preferable to a 10 minute painful one.

You wrote "I have removed my friend's clock...", but did you put it back in? Pulling connectors off the back of a gauge is relatively easy to do blind, but getting them back on - and on the right terminal - can be difficult.
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Removing the clock is easy and takes less time than reading this thread.
 
Jay Mackro has skinny and long arms which are perfectly designed for removing clocks. Trust me I've seen them. Oh and he has lovely silver locks.
 
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