There are also small phillips wood screws which hold the dash plastic under panel to the wood that need removing too, 2 each side.
Raise the steering column to its max height before undoing anything with a micro fibre cloth in between dash and column. Remove left side door side screen and lay a cloth over the door top. Now remove all fixing screws, 3 to dash top and the small underside screws as described.
With your left hand holding the dash in position, pushing upwards, lower the steering column fully. Now gently using both hands lower the dash to sit on the steering column. When resting on that roll the top of the dash forward until the instruments are facing down. You can now move the dash to the left and rest the left hand end on the left door top so it now rests on door and column. Carry on number one! Theres no real weight to the dash assembly and there's nothing frightening behind it either, its all pretty basic. Good previous advise to fit an extra power socket when in there, piggy backed off the current one. And if your washer tubes are black rubber things replace them and the connectors as they will fail and stuff the PCB at some point if you don't.
Also check the grease on the heater quadrant control and replace/ re lubricate. There are other jobs you can do as well but some familiarisation is really needed and I'm sure you will have your own level and understanding of what you will decide to do . You might consider DaveW's protection cover he fitted for the PCB and instruments in case of any water ingress. Easy to do and a simple mod. Shown again in this months Miscellany mag from MSCC. Dave points this out as one of his most important mod's along with an engine cover for the flat Ford engines on 1984 -2019 classics.
Last edited by sewin; 17/11/25 01:18 PM.
