PeachParts Mercedes-Benz Forum - View Single Post - Need to remove the steering wheel on the old gal

LUVMBDiesels · #3 12-03-2007, 11:12 PM

You do not need to remove the steering wheel to get the instrument panel out in a W126. Here is what you need to do...

1) Remove the kick panel under the driver's dash

2) Stick your hand up into the opening and push out the instrument panel.

3) Remove the electrical connections from the panel. The W126 has an electric speedometer and oil pressure gauge so there are no stiff cables or oily hoses to worry about. I can take my panel out in about five minutes.

An alternative is to either fashion or buy a set of pullers. These fit between the dash and the panel and allow you to pull the panel out without removing the kick panel under the dash.

either way it comes out with the wheel in place.