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Gauge Cluster Disassembly

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I GOT ANOTHER JEEP! Lost in the garage episode 3

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What happens here

To address a non-functional odometer, the creator proceeds to remove the gauge cluster from the dashboard. First, he disconnects the positive battery terminal to ensure safety while working with electrical components. He then uses a flathead screwdriver to gently pry and remove the top section of the dashboard cover, noting that it comes off easily with pressure due to being held by clips. Next, he removes two screws located at the bottom of the exposed area beneath the dashboard cover, which allows a lower plastic plate to drop down. This reveals two more screws that hold the gauge cluster in place. He removes these screws (total of six on the cluster itself, three on each side) and detaches the gauge cluster. Finally, he disconnects the electrical connections from the back of the cluster by pressing small tabs and pulling them out. The cluster is successfully removed, but the issue with the odometer remains unresolved, prompting further investigation into fuses or a potential replacement cluster.

Goal: Access the gauge cluster to diagnose and potentially repair the odometer.

Tools and materials

  • Flathead Screwdriver — Prying off dash trim and removing screws
  • Stubby Screwdriver — Accessing screws in tight spots near the windshield
  • Wrenches — Disconnecting the battery terminal

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but that's really what i'm thinking now uh now i'm going to move into the gauge cluster after i finish that and see if i can get that to work or not i'm gonna go into and i'm gonna add my fire extinguisher and some roll cage bags and some interior stuff to really make it feel like mine so um i might pull that radio too and see if i can wire up a sub to it as well or some speakers i might i gotta tear that center console apart as well and see if i can add a speaker in there but um yeah tonight's just one of those nights where we're just working in the garage got a new jeep might as well show you guys um put the winch on took off the trail cages on there now i gotta tear apart the gauge cluster and see if i can get the odometer to show its reading the odometer will not show its actual mileage right now um i did buy the jeep without knowing what the mileage was but the title said it has 87 000 miles on it so i'm going to see if it's in that 100 000 100 000 if it's in that hundred thousand mile range and if it's below that even better i got a jeep lj for under a hundred thousand miles that is insane so i'm gonna see if i can pull that and get some of those wires cleaned out and see if i can find one that's burnt maybe or pull the fuses on it or do some electrical stuff here so um i'll take you guys with me as i pull apart that um dash i'll show you guys how i'm gonna pull that apart and then we'll get at it so good practice before you do anything electrical i don't normally do it but i want to treat this jeep a little bit differently than i've been treating my jk i mean i want to do this one right it's it's a rare jeep i want to do it right so i'm going to go ahead here and i'm going to pull just the battery terminal off of it like anytime you're doing anything electrical it's always good to pull that battery terminal off of there just a 10 millimeter on there not not too difficult just take the positive connection off there looks good so now taking the dash apart is super easy though from what from what i've seen at least it's it's relatively easy what you're going to do is you're going to grab a flathead screwdriver and then you're going to come inside the jeep here and then there's this channel on top that runs the whole length you're gonna pop that out with a screwdriver i'll do it after i'm done oh that might that's easier than i thought it was so this whole thing is gonna come out just a couple pressure clips in there and then there's screws in…

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