Clock removal

[lyall]

Hi All
I have a 1973 Charger SE
I am trying to remove the clock from the cluster gauge housing
It is a clock not a tic-toc-tack

I have to fix the blue light housing for the clock

How does the stem or stem cap come off?

Thanks
lyall

[Nacho-RT74]

need to remove the knob... consist on an inside screw and then the outer knob... need to remove the inner screw.

Then remove the 3 screws on back of cluster and VOILA

[Nacho-RT74]

here is a pic... diff outer knob ( is earlier kind ) but same assembly. need to remove inner screw/nut and then just pull out the knob.


here is a close up of the screw/nut:

[lyall]

Thanks Nacho-RT74

There is no screw nut   
It looks like it is jammed on.
I can not see any thing inside the turning knob, but the stem.
It looks like I will have to cut off the turning knob and replace it? 

Anybody have any ideas?

Thanks

[Nacho-RT74]

ok, then I have no idea how is the outside knob ( what is really the knob, nut is just the retainer ) attached... unles was glued somehow.
I'll try to take a pic and post how it is...

[lyall]

The outside of the knob is good

I have tried clamping the stem and turn the knob, the stem turns.
I can not clamp the stem tight enough.

Like you stated I think they might have glued it on.

I think I might change the cluster to one that has a tach in it and replace the speedo

Thanks again
lyall

[Charger1973]

If you want a tach you dont need a new cluster, just pull the clock out and the tach fits in its place.  But yeah if you want a 150 mph speedo, now would be the time to do it.   

[Charger1973]

I think I might have showed you mine when you came by last summer but heres a pic anyway. 

[Nacho-RT74]

The outside of the knob is good

I have tried clamping the stem and turn the knob, the stem turns.
I can not clamp the stem tight enough.

Like you stated I think they might have glued it on.

I think I might change the cluster to one that has a tach in it and replace the speedo

Thanks again
lyall

the knob will allways turn with stem because assembly is keyed coded ( if that's the right way to say it ) to fit knob on place without keep spining loose from steem. Then the screw/nut keeps in place the knob on stem.

Imposible turn one without turns the other one, that's the purpouse of the keyed area. You need just PULL the knob out of stem once screw/nut is removed ( or loosen ).

If you want, crimp the stem and then PULL the knob

[Nacho-RT74]

took the pics, but CANT FIND THE CELL PHONE DATA WIRE!!!!... and I just used this morning!!

[Nacho-RT74]

finally!

standart cluster but same to rallye, and same knob... sorry the blurry pics

[Nacho-RT74]

on onme of these pics tried to show the key ( flat surface or cut ) on stem where knob fits

[lyall]

here is a close up my clock
It has on stem nut
Like I said before, it is jammed on or glued