Pull the bulb. It takes about 5 min, if that to pull the gages out.
1.Pop the panel over the radio/heater/ switches off.
2.Remove the 3 screws from the bottom of the panel under the steering wheel, then pull that panel off too.
3.There will be a metal plate behind the panel you just removed, pull out the 2 screws in the top corners of the metal plate and let it swing down.
4.Remove the 4 (6?) screws around the radio area that hold in the panel that surrounds the gages. To pull this panel off there is a rubber boot around the steering column that slides apart and the panel is a little tough to get around the headlight switch but it will come off.
5. Lift off the panel that covers the top of the dash (no screws)
6. At this point you should see 4 screws holding the gages in, take these out and give the gages a yank to disconnect them from the rear connections.
7. Now give the bulb a 1/2 turn to pull the bulb socket out. Pull the bulb out and then put the socket back in.
Reassembly is reverse of disassembly.
Tools required-Philips screw driver and common sense. I think autozone has a military discount of common sense
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