Thanks Clunker!

As I said, I looked up and can't even find the cluster, let alone the nut from underneath. I could touch the "bridge" from the radio speaker hole, but no way my hand would get far enough in THAT spot to get to the nut.

I've heard this is a SERIOUS PITA -- plan on cuts and scratches. Big bother. For those of you not familiar with the W108, the dash is deep, the steeing column has two "columns" (one for the steering and the other for the shifter -- column shift, alas), and the cluster is WAY up there -- at least a foot and a half. Off center, too, just like the wheel and engine. Strange car. Lots of ductwork and brackets between the cluster and the bottom of the dash.

Have to do it soon, though -- the odometer doesn't work, either, and I have this plan to get 250,000k badges for all my Benzes....!

Peter

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1972 220D ?? miles
1988 300E 200,012
1987 300D Turbo killed 9/25/07, 275,000 miles
1985 Volvo 740 GLE Turobodiesel 218,000
1972 280 SE 4.5 165, 000 - It runs!