I saw this thread and bought the stepper motors and soldered them in yesterday. See pic of a damaged board. What if I have light bulbs out too? The majority of General Motors vehicle models from 2003 to 2006, and a few others, have the same motors in their instrument panels. Pull the tilt wheel all the way down. Take the cluster to your clean, well lit work space.
Needless to say, I won't be buying another vehicle from them! Repeat for each of the 4 pins. Rotate all the needles counter clockwise gently until the come to a stop, they should all stop at or just below the zero marks. Heat the board pad and the wire; then let those parts melt the solder. If you're having this intermittent power failure you'll need a shop to repair the cluster, info here: Q. I put the needles back on and then rotated counter clockwise to the marks I put on with tape. You're now ready to re-install the cluster and test our your job! I will let you know if they work later today.
Now make a pen mark on the tape just below the top of each needle. I will have to take the truck to them to verify the trouble and get the correct part number, then return for them to put the new instrument cluster in. Well you found the right place! I put the needles back on and then rotated counter clockwise to the marks I put on with tape. Twist each needle a little counter clockwise to break the bond between the needle and the stepper motor. About 25 watts is good for this job. I have the same problem that all the gauges are out. I have an 04 chevy z71 with 120K on it.
You may need to go 360 degrees counter clockwise all the way around stopping at the point you need to get it just right. What if my needles are off a bit after I start up the vehicle? Ok you're now ready to remove the old and replace them with new ones. I sell motor kits to replace your stepper motors. You remove it by squeezing the tabs together and then pull back firmly while wiggling. The speedo actually started skipping around as I was driving the truck around yesterday.
If you can't find the problem we could take a look at it for you, I'm sure we could get it. Thanks for shopping my website!! We offer worldwide shipping on motors and other components so your solution is only a click away. If we have a stepper motor fail it is maybe 1 in 10,000. Last year my temperature gauge was getting stuck after I turned it off. This was done while the truck was idling.
I tested the instrument cluster and the gauges don't work. Doing this fixed a really annoying speedo problem and also fixed a wonky gas gauge. Thank you again so very much. Rimmer 1318 Woodmere Lane, Owensboro, Kentucky 42303. Stepper motor description The Miniature Stepper Motor X27. Beware some rebuilders are using aftermarket stepper motors.
I bet they just put a whole new cluster in. Like the lights this is the perfect chance to upgrade your cluster with colored needles, you can get them here: or Q. The gas gauge and the speedometer were acting up. You may need to tilt the steering wheel down and move the shifter down to make room. Answer: in most cases if we receive the item by noon we are able to repair it and ship it back on the same day.
If you can use a soldering iron, you can do this, it is extremely easy. You'll be rotating the needle around the motor's shaft so there will be some resistance especially at first. Put it in park and really start it this time. Melt the solder and suck it up. Then you use the solder and iron to solder on a small amount of solder to each motor's pin. If your cluster has 6 gauges then you have 11 light bulbs.
Place the circuit board back into the white center housing and snap on the black back housing. Fine rosin core solder Tools: 1. We do not offer any technical support or instructions on the installation or calibration but we do have a service available to repair these clusters. Other facilities buy them in bulk to keep their costs down with the possibilty future business with another repair. This was done while the truck was idling. What if I'd like blue or white needles? The new generation steppers that never fail are the x27. Put the back cover on, press the retainers down until they lock.
Just as a chip-in, I purchased 6 of these stepper motors from Ebay and installed them in my 2003 Tahoe cluster in about 20 minutes, including dash disassembly and reassembly. Make sure the tip is clean and tinned. I have an 04 chevy z71 with 120K on it. If you have the extra transmission temp gauge then your cluster has 12 light bulbs. Now its doing it again but now its also the gas gauge. I saw this thread and bought the stepper motors and soldered them in yesterday. I'm guessing however that this is not the way they would fix it.