"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
06/03/2014 at 10:56 • Filed to: how to, caprice, 9c1
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"Agrajag" (Agrajag)
06/03/2014 at 10:56 • Filed to: how to, caprice, 9c1 | 2
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These speedometers are notorious for failing. Apparent by flickering or disappearing digits. Luckily, according to the internet, it is an easy fix.
Now normally all I get is a trip meter, but of course for my photographic example everything is lit up.
You can see how the mileage has changed.
There are two ways to go at this. A sure fire way(need soldering iron) and a half assed way. Guess who doesn't have a soldering iron?
Tools needed: 7mm socket and a T15 torx bit.
As shown in the lead in picture, using the 7mm socket remove two screws holding outer bezel in place.
With that removed you have access to the 8 screws holding the lens and cover on. You'll need your keys to lower the shift lever out of the way.
Then slide this out of the way.
There she is. Remove the four pinkish T15 screws that hold it in place.
The circled parts are the contacts. Don't worry about the black stuff that is just grease from a previous quarter assed attempt at fixing.
One problem is that these contacts get pushed back, so a solution is to gently pry them back.
I put it back together and...
NO FLICKERING!!!!
The mileage should read around 115K though.
GODDAMMIT! Still flickering but less so.
Guess I'm buying a soldering iron. Do you see the divots on the contacts on the printed circuit?
Those aren't supposed to be there. Those are wear points and need to be filled in with solder. We'll see how that goes in part 2.
RazoE
> Agrajag
06/03/2014 at 11:10 |
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How hard would it be to swap to an analog cluster from '96?
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Agrajag
> RazoE
06/03/2014 at 11:19 |
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I've looked into it, and it is not just a direct swap. There is a guy who modifies Camaro(LT1 equipped) housings to fit because they have the same hookups otherwise. It is still quite an intensive job and my last resort.
GabeCee13
> Agrajag
06/03/2014 at 12:16 |
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I'm a Caprice and B/D Body lover. I've had 2 Caprice 9C1's, a Wagon and miss them all. That is some damn low mileage, you need to share some more pictures of it. Filling in the low spots on the circuit board with solder is a PAIN. Get the thinest solder you can find and go slow.
Check out impalassforum for alot of info, mods and fixes for these awesome machines.
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Agrajag
> GabeCee13
06/03/2014 at 12:30 |
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I've never done electrical soldering before. Should be fun.