Idiot light cluster to gauge cluster swap 95 cherokee
10-18-2018, 07:39 AM
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Idiot light cluster to gauge cluster swap 95 cherokee
is it a direct swap on a 95?would like to replace my idiot light cluster with an actual gauge cluster with oil,& temp gauges.
10-18-2018, 10:34 AM
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Year: 1995
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Engine: I6 4.0L
Yep - direct swap. You need to replace the temp sender with the gauge style one and the oil pressure sender with the gauge style one, but they are also direct swap/plug and play.
10-18-2018, 11:42 AM
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it's super easy except getting to the sensors. the temp sensor at the back of the engine requires some patience and a crows foot.
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I didn't have any trouble at all with the temp sender when I did the swap on my 95.
I used a 14mm deep socket (IIRC) on the old one (that literally fell apart in my hands) and a 9/16 deep socket (again IIRC) on the new one since for whatever reason the new sensor's hex part was SAE. It works perfectly though (sensor is BSD brand). I may be off on the sizes, but both deep sockets easily allowed me to remove and install.
I had way more trouble on the Oil pressure sender since it was on pretty tight and I didn't want to snap it off with the tiny threaded part of the sender still in the block!
I used a 14mm deep socket (IIRC) on the old one (that literally fell apart in my hands) and a 9/16 deep socket (again IIRC) on the new one since for whatever reason the new sensor's hex part was SAE. It works perfectly though (sensor is BSD brand). I may be off on the sizes, but both deep sockets easily allowed me to remove and install.
I had way more trouble on the Oil pressure sender since it was on pretty tight and I didn't want to snap it off with the tiny threaded part of the sender still in the block!
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