Tim I. Purdy wrote:
>Has anyone done this, and if so, what is the degree of technically.
>
I did this on my TR4 last year. I would rate it: time-consuming but not
difficult. As noted in another post -- labeled containers are a must...
Ziplocs, film canisters, baby food jars, etc. as well as attaching
masking tape labels to some connections. I will help if your wiring
harness is 'as original' -- then a good wiring diagram will be a back-up
to your notes & labels.
I kept a spiral bound notebook and numbered and described each step (no
matter how small, simple or obvious). Some use a digital camera and get
lots of pics but for this job I preferred to just make simple drawings
of gauges, etc to guide reassembly. It is so simple to pull the
steering wheel with the upper column still attached that I would suggest
you do this -- then you can get the metal dash well out of the way. I
had the advantage of having no heater (didn't seem like such an
advantage yesterday at 7:00 am) so I was able to disconnect and
reconnect the gauges in situ -- might not be feasible with the
heater/defroster stuff in place.
For the oil gauge I disconnected the line at the fitting down by the
fuel pump and withdrew the gauge with the line attached -- I don't think
you want to mess with the line at the gauge (obviously don't start the
engine with this line open -- but then step 1 was disconnect the
battery, right?).
You will need to pull the windscreen frame/glass off the car (if I
understand correctly that you are replacing dash pads) -- not difficult
but some can be stubborn -- and you may want to replace some rubber that
that time.
Here are some pics from the task:
http://www.geocities.com/tucson_british_car_register/tr4-interior.html
Geo Hahn
64 TR4
Mt Lemmon, AZ
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