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Bracer
Thursday 10th March 2005, 11:41
Tools required : 25 Torx screw driver or something similar, I use a 25 torx bit in my 12V drill, small flat tip screw driver for prying. Light bulbs if replacing burned out ones. A couple of rags to keep from scratching the instrument cluster when removing it from the dash. If you have had squeaks in the dash you might want to have some felt tape handy to tape up possible sources prior to reassembling.
To start, drop the steering wheel down and back as far as it will go. Most of this can be done from the drivers seat. Start with the left side of the dash. Take off the small round plastic cover that hides a 25 torx screw, and remove the screw.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash1.jpg

After removing the screw, gently pry out the bottom while pulling down and back on the side vent. Now take out the formally hidden 25 torx screw shown below.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash2.jpg

Now you need to remove three of the vents to gain access to…. You guessed it 25 torx screws. The three top left vents have to come out, one to the left of the instrument cluster two to the right. By turning the vent down as far as it will go and then forcing it a bit more you will notice it comes unhooked slightly, and by moving it up/down you will be able to free it from the dash. Note the arrow shows the side coming out a bit.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash3.jpg

There are 5 torx screws across the top of the dash that will be remove. One each in the vents and two on the top of the instrument cluster.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash4.jpg

Bracer
Thursday 10th March 2005, 11:44
Now that the torx screws are out you are ready to lift up the left side of the dash pad. Push up a little and pull the dash pad towards you. Lift up on the left side slowly, your speaker wire (the white connector) will keep you from lifting up to high. (I unplug the speaker so I don't stress the connection). While lifting up gently bow it up and the left side can be rested on the top of the dash.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash5.jpg

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash6.jpg

In the above picture, the white connector on the left is the speaker connector, the green connectors must be disconnected, by pushing in the little button in the middle and lifting up. To the right and the left of the connectors in the picture are clip fasteners, unclip the two brass looking clips and the cluster is now free to be removed. The next photo shows the cluster almost out, with rags wrapped around the frame so as to not scratch the cluster when maneuvering it out. When trying to work the cluster out a second person bowing up the dash pad may help.

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash7.jpg

http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash8.jpg

The 4 circled bulb holders twist out, the arrow on the left is the SRL light, and the center arrow is the clock, on some clusters there are two bulbs one for the clock and one for the temp. The small bulbs twist ¼ turn to come out. Prior to pulling out the Instrument cluster on an 850 Turbo, the vacuum line needs to be disconnected. If attempting to disconnect from the back of the gauge there is a chance of breaking the connector, resulting in replacement of the gauge. On the drivers side remove the three 25 torx screws that hold the kick panel up, and remove the panel to the back seat. Get down on the floor and locate the place where the black rubber line connects to the hard plastic line. In the picture it is white hard plastic but I've seen more black line than white so don't be surprised if the hard plastic line is not white. The line is hard to separate, pushing a small bladed screw driver up to loosen it helps. You can trace the line up to the gauge to be sure it's the correct line, as there are cruise control lines in the area.

Bracer
Thursday 10th March 2005, 11:45
http://www.volvospeed.com/Pics/repairpics/dash9.jpg

The part numbers for the light bulbs in the instrument cluster are:

1. 977709 1.2w Bulb & socket
2. 942571 3w Bulb
3. 966326 1.2 Bulb & socket (Trip Computer)

Number 1 above is all the small ones across the bottom of the cluster, number 2 is the 4 circled bulb and sockets and number 3 is for the trip computer and are about the same as number 1. The picture of the back of the cluster is without the trip computer, but until I get a picture you will be able to figure it out.

Bracer
Monday 14th March 2005, 13:29
Just a note that's been added by mraldonnelly


Can I just add to that "how to"?

If you want to remove the whole dash top rather than just bend up the drivers side, all you need to do is remove three more torx screws. One is located in the vent on the far side of the dash (between the dash and door - identical to the one that you've just removed from the drivers side) and two just under the dash top where the glove box shuts.

Removal of these three extra screws allows the whole dash top to be removed thus giving much better access to the instrument cluster etc.

Regards

Andy

Thanks for that :wink: