How do you remove gauge section of dash.

[Street fighter]

I started removing my dash so that I can send it off to be repaired. got it just about out but the wiring going to all the lights and gauges seems to be a problem what do I do to get it all the way out? Is there a main plug or do I have to try to tag each wire which is going to be hard to do. I am working on my 73 charger.

 

[khryslerkid]

Take pictures and label each wire just to be sure when reinstalling.

What car are you working on.

 

[Demonic]

Disconnect the battery or you'll be in for a surprise and a bad fuseable link. There's the amp meter wires, speedometer cable, harness plug. Lots of things to carefully disconnect and label.

 

[gkent]

Label all the connectors. There aren't as many as may seem. Many of the switch connectors will only fit the specific switch.

 

[Xp29h]

I'm not able to remember if in a 73, you have to drop the steering column down a bit to pull the dash. In my 69 you do, but I never pulled the dash in my 73 when I had it. Just after you label everything if the dash won't clear, just loosen column bolts a bit and it should slide right by the column.

I'm sure someone who knows for sure will chime in on this part too.

 

[gkent]

re-reading the OP ... there should be a bulkhead connector at the firewall - disconnect it and the dash will come free. There may be the odd connector here or there that has to be disconnected - like the door switches for example.