Temp gauge repair / replacement - VR6

[Robbo149 0]

There's bound to be a 'how to' on this subject somewhere, but my searches so far have proved fruitless.

 

I've slowly been sorting various electrical / cooling system problems on my '93 VR & I'm now 99.9% sure my temp guage is bust. I've replaced the sender (twice), had the wiring checked, but it still refuses to move. When my probs started it was shooting straight up to max as soon as I started the engine, then one day it suddenly dropped to the bottom & hasn't moved since!

 

Anyway, enough of the waffle!... is the temp gauge repairable? & how easy is it to remove / replace it?

 

Cheers,

Robbo

[Henny 0]

yup, it's repairable... I'd lay odds on it having come off internally so it'll just need clipping back together again... 8) If not, then it's pretty easy to swap the whole unit for one out of a second hand set of clocks so that you don't loose your milage reading... 8)

 

Put the steering column to it's lowest setting,

Undo the 4 screws around the dash clock trim (2 at top, 2 behind covers in the bottom corners) and carefully remove the trim.

Undo the 2 screws either side of the clocks - NOT the 2 that are inside the black plastic surround, the 2 through the white plastic casing!

Pull the top of the clocks towards you and stick your hand down the back to unclip the wiring connector.

Remove the clocks.

Open the clocks by undoing the screw on either side of them.

Remove the clear plastic face.

The dials will now pull straight off the circuit board (they're only held on by pins which pull straight out)

Remove the needles on the fuel/temp gauges (they should just pull straight upwards and off on these 2 gauges) and then undo the 2 screws which hold the face onto the rear plastic housing.

You should now be able to see the actual mechanism inside. There's a lever in there which has probably come out of it's guide, clip it back in (you'll see what I mean when you get to this stage! ;) )

 

If it looks well mangled in there at this point, you can insert a new/second hand pair of gauges from any Corrado as they are identical... just use the face and needles off your clocks... 8)

 

 

Now put it all back together again! ;) :lol: :mrgreen:

[Robbo149 0]

Cheers Henny, excellent guide, I'll give it a whirl tomorrow.

 

Robbo

[Robbo149 0]

Henny, I owe you a pint :wink: I now have one mended temp gauge :D .

 

Cheers dude.

Robbo

[Henny 0]

8) Happy for ya mate... :) Had it just come off the spindle?

[Robbo149 0]

Yeah, there was some weird green plastic thingy (technical term) which the needle located into. It looked like it had jumped out.

 

Cheers,

Robbo

[Henny 0]

yup, that's the spindle... 8)