Car instruments are
vital for the correct functioning of the modern cars.To run your car smoothly
especially if you are out on a long road trip on the highway, it is important
for you to know how to check the instruments of your car, in case you feel,
something might have gone wrong.
As learned from the
experts of the Riverside Hyundai dealer any modern
car will have six primary instruments that work in tune with each other
monitoring every movement of the car. They are speedometer, tachometer, the
gauges for fuel, oil-pressure and water-temperature and the voltmeter. If you
find your car facing some difficulties while moving, and you don’t see any
apparent reason for that, it could be that the instrument panel of your car is
at fault. In that case, you either can try to solve a few of your own, while
other parts can’t be repaired without a professional help. If that raises your
curiosity, read on to know the tricks and tips of checking your car instrument
panel.
Removing
the Panel
To start with, the
first thing you need to do is removing
the instrument panel which is the storehouse of all other major instruments of
the car. At first you need todisconnect the battery before you start removing the
instrument panel, to avoid any chance of short circuits.Then gently try to drag
out the cowl off from its clips with the help of atweezer or a screwdriver.
Check for the serrated fasteners fitted to one or two studs at the back of the
instrument. They are meant to hold the clamp in its place. First you need to
take them off with your hand. But be careful about not to touch sharp invisible
objects.Try a pair of work gloves instead. Lastly remove all the cross-head
screws while holding the instrument board firmly. Now consult your car service
manual to find the right place for all the screws and the sequence in whichyou
should follow the work. Make sure not to use your body strength to pull apart
any component form the other.
Testing
the Speedometer
As suggested by the
experts of the Riverside Hyundai dealership, if you
need to test out the car speedometer, you have to first start with connecting
one side of the circuit tester to the earth terminal of the battery. Once you
are done with removing and replacing the instrument panel, you can now easily connect
the tester to the other terminal point of the instruments. Make sure that the
lamp should be able to lit-up instantly and the instrument needle should get
automatically registered. If you don’t see the light or
movement, know that the instrument is still at fault. To test that, see that
the speedometer drive cable is been turned normally when it is disconnectednear
the gearbox end. If the speedometer still fails to register even when the cable
is turning normally, you need to fit in a new instrument.
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