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Voilà! This is going to make the dash really pop when it’s back in the car. ...

M SPEED ZONE Tips for servicing your speedometer Figure 1 By Steve Turchet any vehicle owners who are ...

magnet inside the speedometer’s case which is driven by a flexible cable (Figure 6), usually from t ...

speedometer service and repair is an entirely different field from carburetors, starters or generators ...

factories with all gauges “matching,” i.e., either all AC or all Stewart- Warner. This may not have be ...

speedometer through a flexible drive cable (Figure 6). This calibration was determined at the factory by the vehi ...

instrument repair and supply houses, and are custom-built, taking into account the vehicle’s final-drive axle ratio ...

to determine. On most vehicles, it’s a relatively simple matter to reach up behind the instrument panel ...

— the kind that include a length of core cable, sometimes a choice of drive end, and a tiny tool ...

being careful not to accidently insert dirt or sand while you’re doing this. It’s best to only lightl ...

Replacement with a good used or NOS unit is often the simplest fix, but if you like to tinker with ...

N TIP-TOP CONVERTIBLE ROOF INSTALLATION Installing a new convertible top on a luxury car Upholstery professional D. ...

trimmed the convertible top with a full headliner that made Riviera convertibles feel and app ...

The top and side flap were removed from the convertible top frame. Installing one of these tops is no easy ...

On this Riviera, the headliner was removed first, starting at the front and working from the header bow rearwa ...

after the well material was removed. The rear window defroster was also disconnected. Beneath the top ...

Another view of the convertible top pulled away from the side rail to remove the top moldings. The end of the ...

To help make the roof taught, this Riviera had small elastic tabs deep in the body, by the top well. The ...

reattached. The original convertible top (white material), pad (black material) and tacking strip (shown with staple ...

The end of the cable was photographed in the old top before it was removed and run through the new top. To the left ...