R. Todd Rothrauff

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August 17: Instrument cluster issue, 94119 . . .

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  • Every now and then, a vehicle arrives in the shop with a broken odometer display.  The modern automobile uses a digital display that for whatever reason will sometimes stop working.  The fix for this is to remove the instrument cluster and send it to a place that rebuilds them.  We use a place near Atlanta.  I removed the cluster from this vehicle and sent it off for repair.

    Every now and then, a vehicle arrives in the shop with a broken odometer display. The modern automobile uses a digital display that for whatever reason will sometimes stop working. The fix for this is to remove the instrument cluster and send it to a place that rebuilds them. We use a place near Atlanta. I removed the cluster from this vehicle and sent it off for repair.

  • Unfortunately, things can happen during the shipping process.

    Unfortunately, things can happen during the shipping process.

  • When I got this cluster back, I found one of the tabs that holds the instrument cluster to the dash broken.

    When I got this cluster back, I found one of the tabs that holds the instrument cluster to the dash broken.

  • This isn't really a problem.  There are four tabs that hold the cluster in place.  Only having three will still get the job done.

    This isn't really a problem. There are four tabs that hold the cluster in place. Only having three will still get the job done.

  • The important thing was that the odometer display was repaired and working again.  I reinstalled it and all was well.

    The important thing was that the odometer display was repaired and working again. I reinstalled it and all was well.

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