I have a 1987 Case IH 885XL w/ cab that we have moved into the shop for some winter work. I have purchased a new ignition switch and a new turn-signal switch to try and eliminate some intermittent but increasingly persistent problems with the current switches.
I looked in the PDF of the owners manual and it simply says "Cab Tractor: Remove the top of the instrument panel" - but nothing else.
It appears that the way to approach this is to remove or somehow displace the dash/instrument cluster to gain rear access to these switches. I have had the steering wheel off previously (long story about working on the air conditioning) but I have not worked in or under the dash yet. It appears that the clutch and brake pedals and their respective linkage pretty much block simply reaching up under the dash and there does not appear to be a lower access panel. So, what is the process to gain access to the rear/underside of the instrument/dash panel to replace switches and potentially replace plugs?
I looked in the PDF of the owners manual and it simply says "Cab Tractor: Remove the top of the instrument panel" - but nothing else.
It appears that the way to approach this is to remove or somehow displace the dash/instrument cluster to gain rear access to these switches. I have had the steering wheel off previously (long story about working on the air conditioning) but I have not worked in or under the dash yet. It appears that the clutch and brake pedals and their respective linkage pretty much block simply reaching up under the dash and there does not appear to be a lower access panel. So, what is the process to gain access to the rear/underside of the instrument/dash panel to replace switches and potentially replace plugs?