71 Clock Replacement

[Gerard Q.]

Anyone have a step by step for pulling the center gauge cluster out on a 71? I've got a quartz clock in the car now and I'd like to replace it with a NOS clock that I have. So before I dig into it I thought that if anyone had some tips to pass along I certainly would appreciate it.

Thanks in advance for any help.

[Jack H.]

Re: 71 Clock Replacement

It's not a pleasant job! Your copy of the 1971 Chassis Service Manual will give you a step-by-step proceedure for removing the instrument center cluster. Pay special attention to the NOTE given there. If you grab/pull on the cluster in the wrong way to get it to pop out from below the dash pad, you can break the pot metal cluster panel! It was specifically designed with weak points to 'give way' in the event of a frontal crash...

The last thing you want is to destroy a $300 center cluster when you install your clock!

[Terry M.]

[Gerard Q.]

Thanks for the advice guys. *NM*