To remove the instrument cluster, disconnect the wire from the terminal «minus» battery and a flexible speedometer shaft from the speedometer drive on the gearbox. Disconnect the flexible shaft from the instrument panel (if it exists) daily counter speedometer. They remove the plastic visor of the instrument panel, for which they pull the upper edge of the visor towards themselves, fixed with two latches. After leaving the sockets of the upper latches, moving the visor upwards, the lower fixing hooks of the visor are released from the nests of the instrument panel. Grasping the protruding ears of the springs for fastening the instrument cluster, press them to the center of the combination and, at the same time pulling them towards you, remove the instrument cluster from the socket. Disconnect the wires, the flexible shaft of the speedometer drive and the econometer tube from the instrument cluster.
Installation of a combination of devices carry out in an order, the return to removal. The flexible shaft of the speedometer drive is connected first to the instrument cluster, and then, after it is installed, to the speedometer drive on the gearbox. During installation, bending of the flexible shaft, leading to permanent deformation of its shell, should not be allowed.
After installing the instrument cluster, the flexible shaft must not have sharp bends under the instrument panel. The bending radii of the shaft shell in the mounted state must be at least 100 mm.
If a new flexible shaft is installed, then before installing it on the car, it is recommended to apply grease LSTs-15 or Litol-24 to the shaft shell over a length of 50 mm before and after the seal. The seal must be at a distance of 350 mm from the top end of the shaft. The lubricated sheath will easily slide in the seal and therefore no shaft loop will form under the instrument panel when the instrument cluster is reinstalled. After applying the lubricant, the shaft is pulled through the seal 2-3 times to rub the lubricant.
When installing a new shaft, it is first passed through the central and right holes of the steering shaft bracket, and then into the hole in the front end shield. The free end of the shaft in the engine compartment must be under the brake pipes.