PEIFamily Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Gen 2 Volvo, Did anyone remove the dash gauges to repair them? My fuel was acting flaky last year and just today, my primary tank pegged and is upside down right now. I saw a video online on how to replace the stepper motors. Anyone done this yet? Priced a new gauge pod at the dealer, $1158 out the door.. Thanks 2006 Volvo 670 singled long 2011 Heartland Sundance 3300CK 2006 Smart passion 2001 F350 DRW CREWCAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 7, 2015 Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 I had a speedo repair guy come right to the house. He changed 4 motors and cost me about $300. The trim over the cluster pulls down. The woodgrain trim underneath must be removed starting at the outside edges (far left for left side and far right for right side). It hooks in the middle. My air brake knobs just unscrewed some have roll pins. Once you have the trim off everything is held in with torx screws. My gauges acted up for at least a year especially when cold. Once the cab was good and warm they would return to normal after cycling the key a few times. Nigel 2006 Volvo VNL 430, 2006 smart cabrio cdi, 2000 Triple E Topaz 30' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEIFamily Posted April 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 7, 2015 Thanks! Got her off a short while ago. I then took the electronics back to the truck and adjusted the needles where they should be.. It worked great for two gauge tests, but started slipping out of adjustment after that. I need to get two replaced I guess. Here is a few pictures of what the back of the pod looks like. 2006 Volvo 670 singled long 2011 Heartland Sundance 3300CK 2006 Smart passion 2001 F350 DRW CREWCAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyCooter Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Have a friend who locally recondition GM clusters. Guess it's a pretty easy job. Found this listing on ebay for the motors: http://www.ebay.com/itm/6-NEW-SPEEDOMETER-GAUGE-CLUSTER-STEPPER-MOTOR-X27-589-AND-4PCS-T5-led-6000K-lamp-/171275250196?_trksid=p2054897.l4275 Could it possibly be that easy and inexpensive? 1999 Peterbilt 385 C12 430/1650 13spd 2006 Dodge 3500 DRW 4x4 2010 Hitchhiker Champagne 36 LKRSB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrSeas Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 some here also.....http://www.amazon.com/Mustang-Stepper-Instrument-Speedometer-Dashboard/dp/B004WBAD0U/ref=pd_sim_sbs_e_1?ie=UTF8&refRID=1B1M0PXPY5XSV2SE2B8J Buyer beware I cannot confirm country of origin on these....The one's listed on the earlier post seem to be Swiss made. Seems the "X C5 589" crosses over to a "X25 589"...... I have a gauge or two that is a bit "sluggish"...... I think I'll take a chance and try some of these out. Thanks for posting the picture with the part numbers..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nuke-E Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 I think that's the same motor GM has made infamous--I would think anybody doing GM cluster repair would be capable of doing this. 45' 2004 Showhauler -- VNL300, ISX, FreedomLine -- RVnerds.com -- where I've started to write about what I'm up to Headlight and Fog Light Upgrades http://deepspacelighting.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 For sure they are not the GM motors. The guy that did mine had at least 50 GM motors and a bunch of Ford and Mercedes motors as well. He had to order the ones for my Volvo as they were different. One company online I saw was http://karmanauto.com/product/volvo-semi-truck-tractor-speedometer-gauges-dashboard-instrument-cluster-repair-parts. Nigel 2006 Volvo VNL 430, 2006 smart cabrio cdi, 2000 Triple E Topaz 30' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEIFamily Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 They are the same on ford mustangs. I ordered these last night. http://www.ebay.com/itm/371022355188?item=371022355188 (Thanks for the Amazon link, the black ones are updated and wouldn't work for my idea posted below.. plus they don't ship to Canada I may get some extra this fall though from there) The problem I see, which I will post soon as I get the parts (likely next month) is to take one of mine apart, inside is two cogged wheels and two small coils like you would see inside an old snowmobile magneto. They have prongs going through them into the other side of the circuit board where they would be soldered in. To reach these.. ALL the needles would need to be pulled off and then take the dash gauge part off the board. I am going to try one with just replacing the guts from inside one of the good steppers to my weak one. This would save taking the dash apart further and possible mess up another one in the process. If it don't work, I am only out 10 minutes of work and a quick hookup to test the gauge diagnostics.. IF it does work, I saved about a hour of work and possible other issues with pulling the needles off. EDIT, takes about 10 minutes to take the dash out the first time, this evening I put it back in until I get the parts, took about 4 minutes to have it all back in, hooked up and bolted in with trim back on. Easiest dash I ever saw for removing lol 2006 Volvo 670 singled long 2011 Heartland Sundance 3300CK 2006 Smart passion 2001 F350 DRW CREWCAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nigel Posted April 8, 2015 Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Zero the needles and put some masking tape on the faceplate and mark the positions with a pen before prying the needles off. Should make reinstall easier. Nigel 2006 Volvo VNL 430, 2006 smart cabrio cdi, 2000 Triple E Topaz 30' Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEIFamily Posted April 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2015 Zero the needles and put some masking tape on the faceplate and mark the positions with a pen before prying the needles off. Should make reinstall easier. Nigel Thanks! Will do that if my other plan fails 2006 Volvo 670 singled long 2011 Heartland Sundance 3300CK 2006 Smart passion 2001 F350 DRW CREWCAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEIFamily Posted May 6, 2015 Author Report Share Posted May 6, 2015 Got the parts, took everything off last night and after a few minutes re adjusting the needles, seems to be working good again. A few minutes with a soldering gun was all it took. The needles were the biggest pain. 2006 Volvo 670 singled long 2011 Heartland Sundance 3300CK 2006 Smart passion 2001 F350 DRW CREWCAB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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