Instrument Cluster Housing Rear Cover Replacement

Some of the components for the instrument cluster used in this vehicle are serviced individually. The serviced components include: the incandescent instrument cluster indicator lamp and illumination lamp bulbs (including the integral bulb holders), the duster lens and hood unit, the instrument cluster housing rear cover, and the instrument cluster housing (including the trip odometer reset knob, the cluster mask, the gauges and the instrument cluster electronic circuit board). Following are the service procedures for the instrument cluster components.

WARNING: ON VEHICLES EQUIPPED WITH AIRBAGS, REFER TO AIRBAG AND SEAT BELTS/AIR BAGS BEFORE ATTEMPTING ANY STEERING WHEEL, STEERING COLUMN, OR INSTRUMENT PANEL COMPONENT DIAGNOSIS OR SERVICE. FAILURE TO TAKE THE PROPER PRECAUTIONS COULD RESULT IN ACCIDENTAL AIR-BAG DEPLOYMENT AND POSSIBLE PERSONAL INJURY.

REMOVAL

Cluster Housing Rear Cover
1. Disconnect and isolate the battery negative cable.
2. Remove the instrument cluster from the instrument panel. Instrument Cluster Replacement
3. Work around the perimeter of the cluster housing to disengage each of the latches that secure the rear cover to the cluster housing.
4. Gently pull the rear cover away from the back of the cluster housing.

INSTALLATION

Cluster Housing Rear Cover
1. Position the rear cover to the back of the cluster housing.
2. Press firmly and evenly on the rear cover until each of the latches that secure the rear cover to the cluster housing is fully engaged.
3. Install the instrument cluster onto the instrument panel. Instrument Cluster Replacement
4. Reconnect the battery negative cable.