Speedo was working fine. Pulled into garage and noticed it read 40 mph when in park. The next time I drove it the speedo went up way faster than the speed I was going and now that I’m home it sits at 65.
Any tips on removing it and who can repair it?
Shurley
We are assuming this is a Cougar. What year is it?
1967…
Rocketman Classic Cougar Innovations is probably your best shot. He’s on the board or you can google him. He also calibrates gauges for just $15 each. Probably worth it to send him your cluster and have him go through it.
Ok, so we know that it is a 1967 Cougar. There are still 2 other variables that will come into play to remove the speedometer. Is the car a standard or an XR-7? Does the car have factory A/C? You will have to remove the complete instrument cluster to get a loose speedometer. If the car is a standard then the first thing you need to remove would be the vinyl dash face pad. Handle it very carefully as it is very prone to breaking at the thin areas between the large gauge pods and the small center one. If the car is an XR-7 then there is no face pad. Now cluster removal. There are screws along the top lip, below each large gauge pod and on the face. You will have to at least loosen the passenger side dash plastic. There are screws along the upper lip and you will have to reach up to the backside to remove the nuts. If the car has factory A/C it will be a bit harder to reach those nuts as the ductwork is in there as well. You will especially need to get the one nut that is very close to where the right side dash plastic meets the cluster as there are 2 plastic fingers that come off the cluster and go behind the right side dash piece. The speedometer cable screws onto the speedometer head. You will need to reach in behind the cluster to remove the speedometer cable nut. Once you pull the cluster out away from the metal dash frame a bit you should be able reach in and disconnect the instrument cluster wiring harness from the under dash wiring harness. It will also help to drop the steering column down from the metal dash frame to gain enough room to remove the cluster. With the cluster out of the car and on your work bench you can remove the metal back section from the plastic face and then there are just 2 small bolts holding the speedometer to the back piece. It is not a bad job but it will take some time and may produce a few hand cramps.
Randy Goodling
CCOA #95
Thank you. This is helpful. Of course there is a downside to having a/c… 
Thank you. I will…