Ford COUGAR 1968 Shop Manual page 667

15-52 GROUP 15
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Lighting System, Horns And Instruments
cable.
2.
Remove the four screws retain-
ing the heater controls to the instru-
ment panel and position the controls
out.
3. Reaching thru the heater open-
ing disconnect the speedometer cable
from the speedometer head.
4. Remove the housing from the
retaining clip on the left fender apron.
Pull the shaft and housing thru the
dash panel. This includes the rubber
grommet in the dash panel.
5. On vehicles with a 289 V-8
with a four speed transmission or a 390
V-8 with a three or four speed trans-
mission (Fig. 12). remove the housing
from the retaining clip under the
accelerator linkage.
6. Raise the vehicle on a hoist
and remove the housing from a clip
on the floor panel.
7. Remove the bolt retaining the
housing to the transmission and re-
move the driven gear from the housing.
INSTALLATION
1.
Install the driven gear on the
housing. Position the driven gear and
housing to the transmission and in-
stall the retaining bolt and torque to
specifications (Section 5).
2.
Position the housing in the
retaining clip on the floor panel
and lower the vehicle.
3. Position the housing in the
xetaining clip under the accelerator
linkage, if necessary.
4. Route the housing through the
dash panel and push the grommet into
position.
5. Position the housing in the
retaining clip on the left fender
apron.
6. Thru the heater control open-
ing, connect the speedometer housing
and shaft to the speedometer head.
7. Position the heater controls to
the instrument panel and install the
four retaining screws.
8. Connect the battery and check
the operation of the speedometer.
SPEEDOMETER SHAFT AND
HOUSING-FALCON AND
FAIRLANE
REMOVAL
I. Remove the left cowl trim panel,
and fold back the carpet.
2. Reaching under the instrument
panel, disconnect the speedometer hous-
ing and shaft from the speedometer
(Fig. 13).
3. Push the speedometer housing
grommet through the floor panel.
4. Raise the vehicle and remove the
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CLUSTER HOUSING VOLTAGE REGULATOR
TACHOMETER
(BACK VIEW)
I N S T R U M E N T CLUSTER
HOUSING
(FRONT
VIEW)
ELECTRIC
TACHCMETER
ASSEMBLY
FIG. 74
- Fairlane Instrument Cluster With Tachometer
CLOCK
8
CONVENIENCE
CONTROL LIGHTS
ASSEMBLY
(FRONT VIEW)
I
bolt retaining the speedometer hous-
ing to the transmission. Remove the
driven gear from the transmission,
and remove the speedometer shaft and
housing from the vehicle.
INSTALLATION
1. Position the driven gear and
.housing assembly to the transmission
a d
install the retaining bolt (Fig. 12).
2.
Route the housing through the
floor ane el,
a d
push the housing
grommet into position.
3. Lower the vehicle and connect
the speedometer shaft and housing to
the speedometer.
4. Position the carpet and install
the left cowl trim panel.
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5. Check the operation of the speed-
ometer.
3. Raise the vehicle on a hoist
and disconnect the bolt retaining the
housjng to the transmission. Remove
the housing and shaft from the vehicle
and remove the driven gear retainer
and remove the driven gear from the
shaft.
4. Position the driven gear to the
shaft and install the driven gear re-
tainer. Position the driven gear and
shaft in the transmission and install
the retaining nut and torque to
specifications (Fig. 13).
5. Route the housing through the
floor panel and push the housing grom-
met into place.
6.
Lower the vehicle. Reaching
under the instrument panel, push on
the speedometer housing quick connect-
or. Check the operation of the speed-
ometer.
SPEEDOMETER SHAFT AND
TACHOMETER-FAIRLANE
HOUSING-MONTEGO
REMOVAL
I. Reaching under the instrument
panel, disconnect the speedometer
housing quick connector by pressing
the ~ i b b e d section of the plastic ring
inward to disengage the catch and pull
the ,cable from the speedometer head
(Fig. 13).
2. Push the speedometer housing
grommet, located near the left end
of the heater assembly, through the
floor panel.
I. Disconnect the battery ground
cable.
2.
Remove the ilstrument panel
pad (See Part 18- 1).
3. Remove the right instrument
panel shield assembly retaining screws
and remove the shield.
4. Remove the five screws retain-
ing the cluster assembly and position
the cluster out. Disconnect the speed:
ometer, tachometer and multiple plug