Any secrets for getting cluster back INTO the dash?

[okartguy]

I'm stumped. After jacking with it for an hour, I can't for the life of me get both of the threaded posts and the speedo drive to come though the mounting holes at the same time. It looks like the cluster needs to be tilted back more for this to happen, but there's no space!

Anything else I should try, short of beating it back in with a BFH and/or setting the car an fire? (I'm sort of kidding about the hammer and the fire.)

[BillWilliams]

studs through holes, don't worry about the speedo cable at this time.

Place the knurled nuts on then work the speedo cable on, you need to fidget it a little to get the square drive into square hole, then tighten the speedo cable down

[okartguy]

That's what I'm trying to do! The damn studs will NOT come through the holes... It's like the whole cluster needs to tilt backwards more for this to happen, but there's no room to do that.

[Zenon]

That's what I'm trying to do! The damn studs will NOT come through the holes... It's like the whole cluster needs to tilt backwards more for this to happen, but there's no room to do that.

You have to help the thick gauge wire harness back through the hole in the body sheetmetal - there is no room for the cable to fold between the cluster and body.

regards,

Zenon