uggh...still cant get bezel out

[jtm]

well...got that part then realized the entire thing has to come out to get the bezel off...could not get the ring that holds headlight switch off, pulled form bottom and the whole thing fell apart in my hand...just had to order a new switch which means no headlights for the weekend...stlll cannot figure out how to get that piece loose...absolutely nothing is simple with these things is it...

how do you get the speedo assembly out so I can change the bezel?...bad crazziness...

[Dadsredwagon]

what part of Texas are you at?

[krue]

Click on the INdex link in my sig, look for my thread on bezel removal, I did a write up with plenty of pics.

[laidout]

your getting cought on the bottom find some thing to slide between or bend the tabs a hair from the back i bent mine getting it out

[Chevy Fleetside]

Originally Posted by jtm

well...got that part then realized the entire thing has to come out to get the bezel off...could not get the ring that holds headlight switch off, pulled form bottom and the whole thing fell apart in my hand...just had to order a new switch which means no headlights for the weekend...stlll cannot figure out how to get that piece loose...absolutely nothing is simple with these things is it...

how do you get the speedo assembly out so I can change the bezel?...bad crazziness...

The whole truck is simple. I guess when you have torn apart lots of vehicles in your life these are easy.. As for the headlight switch. You can acually use one from a 70's model also. I think you can all the way up to when they put them on the column's.. They are all the same.

[laidout]

well he beat me to it LOL

[jtm]

I am in Austin-just looked up switch, looks like I can go up to '72 and it is same one, hopefully can find one locally tomorrow...assuming I can get it out of the dash....to frustrated to keep trying tonite-looked for the thread on bezel removal-could not find it....try again tomorrow....

[krue]

http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...32#post1332032

[jtm]

the 64 is a little different and i cannot get the headlight bezel switch off at all...

[slepysal]

On my 60 I just uesd a big flat head screw driver. It came off failry ez

[LILRED66]

The back of the switch has a small plunger to push in. Pull the light switch all the way out, depress the little plunger and it will release the light switch stem out of the switch. The bezel nut needs to be turned counter clockwise to remove from the switch. After the bezel nut is removed from the switch, it comes from behind the dash bezel. Unhook the plug to remove it entirely.

To remove the entire dash assembly, you will also need to remove the choke knob, wiper harness plub, ignition harness plug and the cigarette lighter wire. There are five screws holding the dash cluster in the dash. Prior to removing from dash you will also have to unscrew the speedometer cable. If you have factory gauges, you will also need to remove the capillary tube from the back of the oil pressure gauge. Also, the dash cluster assembly plugs into the underdash wiring harness. You will need to unplug this as well.

All of this is necessary to clean, change or access the inners of the dash cluster. The bezel wrap of the dash cluster is held in place with several small hex head machine screws with 1/4" heads. After they are removed, you can clean and lube things. Good luck and I hope this helps.

[jtm]

thanks, got it all out finally,cleaned it all out, replaced he glass and he bezel,headlight switch, and all is back in now...it went back in a lot easier than it came out...looks nice, you can actually see all the dials etc....next is to redo the speedo cable so I can figure out just how fast I am going...