I grew a set of balls and decided to tackle the OBD display repair in my gauge cluster. No big deal right? Just some patience is all. There isn't really one good video or write that I've found the describes the process thoroughly but with bits and pieces from hours of viewing I figured I could get the job done. I got everything down to the cluster and board with the needles still on. I didn't really find one good tutorial on needle removal but saw plenty on how to do it the wrong way. I made a custom tool to line up under the clock spring bushing on the back of the board and proceeded to carefully pull the temp needle off. The whole shaft came off minus the spring and bushing. Ugh! I decided to stop right there.

I can't believe that shaft pulled out of the motor and through the brass spring bushing. Maybe I should have wiggled the needle a bit, who knows but I'm not going to go any further and screw anything else up. I may not have a temp gauge. I won't know until I test it. I did change the bulbs at the back of the cluster so I can actually read the mileage and service warnings. That will be nice. I also installed new xenon filled halogen bulbs in my high beams and discovered I've got HID's in my lows. I never looked that close but they are due for a change as well. Tomorrow I'm going to try and fix my steering adjustment or lack thereof. I can't wait for things to warm up so I can really dig into things. It only got up to 36 today.

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Patience is a virtue. I have neither.

2002 X5 4.4