Thunderbird & Continental Mark IV

Disconnect battery negative cable.

NOTE: On Mark IV, remove screws attaching upper access cover to instrument panel.

Remove lower cluster applique cover and shroud from steering column. Remove heated rear window control knob and from under instrument panel depress button on headlight switch and remove light switch knob and shaft. Remove headlight switch bezel, speedometer cable, windshield wiper control knob, wiper control bezel, cigar lighter and cluster front cover retaining screws. Pry cover away at top and pull rearward to unsnap cover-to-panel retainers. Remove shift quadrant cable to steering column retaining screw.

NOTE: On Mark IV, remove screws from top of cluster and remove light baffle.

Remove screws retaining cluster to instrument panel, pull cluster away and disconnect cluster connector from printed circuit. Tilt cluster out, bottom first, and move cluster towards center of vehicle to remove. To install, reverse removal procedure.