Luckily I had a spare one from the old green car that got parted out.
I went to Don the mechanic's shop for supervision.
(Also, he knows exactly what size tool I needed for every thing. )
The first part is removing the black plastic bezel that goes over the front of all the gauges.
To remove the bezel and eventually the gauge cluster, it is also necessary to drop down the steering column.( Blue Line.)
First the knee bolster needs to come out. (Not shown in any of the pictures)
It is a padded panel that covers all the wiring under the dash board.
There is also a metal bracket that holds the pad away from the steering column.
Under the bracket is a second bracket that holds up the steering column.
By loosening the bolts marked in red, you can lower (and I guess remove the whole steering column for other kinds of repairs.)
(This is looking up under the steering wheel:)
Here the black plastic bezel is off of the instrument panel, and the clear (brittle) plastic covering the gauges is visible:
Also you need to undo the small panel above the stereo, where the trunk release and fog lamp switch is. (Green)
The whole cluster will now slide out.
The back of the instrument cluster has a funky old green and gold circuit board:
Here is the individual unit for the speedometer, now out of the car:
Since my mom is sick and I can't get away for days at a time, I did half the work one week, drove around without a speedometer, and went back to finish the next week.
According to the guy at the speedometer repair place, it is not illegal to drive without a speedometer!
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