Instrument panel components - removal and refitting
Panel illumination and warning
lamp bulbs
Removal
1 Remove the instrument panel as described
in Section 9.
2 Turn the bulbholders anti-clockwise and remove them from the rear of the instrument panel (see illustration).
10.2 Instrument panel bulb renewal
3 The bulbs and bulbholders are renewed complete, the bulbs cannot be removed from the holders separately.
Refitting
4 Refit by pushing down and turning
clockwise.
Printed circuit
Removal
5 Remove the instrument panel (Section 9).
6 Remove all illumination and warning lamp bulbholders.
7 Undo all the nuts and remove the washers from the printed circuit terminals.
8 Remove the wiring multi-plug retainers and carefully pull the printed circuit off the pins on the rear of the panel.
Refitting
9 Refitting is the reverse sequence to
removal.
Speedometer
Removal
10 Remove the instrument panel as
described in Section 9.
11 Undo the retaining screws around the edge of the panel at the rear and separate the two panel halves (see illustrations).
10.11a Instrument panel assembly retaining screws-pre-1986 models
10.11b Instrument panel assembly upper retaining screws - 1986 models onwards
12 Undo the two screws and remove the speedometer (see illustrations).
10.12a Extracting speedometer retaining screws
10.12b Removing the speedometer
Refitting 13 Refitting is the reverse sequence to removal.
Tachometer
14 The procedure is the same as for the
speedometer except that the unit is secured
by three nuts.
Fuel and temperature gauges 15 Proceed as for the speedometer but remove the combined gauge assembly after undoing the four nuts.
See also:
Rear suspension leaf spring (P100 models) - removal and refitting
Note: All self-locking nuts and spring washers
must be renewed on reassembly.
Removal
1 Chock the front wheels, jack up the rear of
the vehicle and support on axle stands placed
under the side me ...
Switches - removal and refitting
General
1 Disconnect the battery negative terminal
before removing any switches.
Pre-1986 models
Wiper delay switch
2 Remove the switch knob and the bezel nut.
3 Withdraw the switch through the ...
Rear suspension/final drive unit rear mounting (Saloon, Hatchback and Estate
models) - renewal
Note: From May 1986, revised rear
suspension/final drive unit rear mounting bolts
have been used in production. Whenever the
earlier type of bolts are removed, they should
be discarded and the lat ...