Instrument panel - removal and refitting
Models up to 1992
1 Disconnect the battery negative lead.
2 Remove the securing screws and unclip the lower and upper steering column shrouds.
3 Where applicable, remove the instrument panel illumination and intermittent wiper rheostats.
4 Unclip the cover for access to the lower right-hand instrument panel surround securing screw (see illustrations).
20.4a Unclip the cover . . .
20.4b . . . for access to the lower righthand instrument panel surround
securing screw
5 Remove the two upper and two lower securing screws, and withdraw the instrument panel surround (see illustration).
20.5 Removing an upper instrument panel surround securing screw
6 On models fitted with a trip computer, unscrew the knurled nut and disconnect the speedometer cable from the speed sender unit on the engine compartment bulkhead.
7 Detach the speedometer cable grommet from the engine compartment bulkhead.
8 Remove the two upper and two lower securing screws, and withdraw the instrument panel sufficiently to disconnect the speedometer cable and the wiring plugs. The speedometer cable can be released by pushing the ribbed surface towards the centre of the cable to free the catch. Remove the instrument panel (see illustration).
20.8 Withdraw the instrument panel and disconnect the wiring plugs
9 Refitting is a reversal of removal but where applicable, ensure that the speedometer cable rubber sleeve is in place over the square Inner drive on the cable connector, and not in the speedometer head.
10 On completion, pull the speedometer cable from within the engine compartment to ensure that the cable is straight between the instrument panel and the bulkhead grommet.
Models from 1992
11 The procedure is as described above but
note that both instrument panel surround
lower securing screws are located beneath
plastic covers (see illustration).
20.11 Removing an instrument panel surround lower securing screw (cover
removed)
12 The steering column shrouds are secured by six screws - five through the lower shroud, and one through the upper shroud.
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warning at the beginning of Section 3
concerning the dangers of hydraulic fluid.
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prising out the spring anchor clip ...
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 ...
Speed sender unit - removal and refitting
The sender unit is similar to that used with
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