What is the best way to access/ remove the old clock?

Take out the glove box liner.

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Edited June 19, 201212 yr by zKars

. Thanks for the advise. I would have never thought to remove the glove box liner. Makes sense. sorry about lack of info. I have a 71 240

Edited June 19, 201212 yr by mark sexton

Are you planning on getting a new clock, or are you going to send your old one to ZClocks?

And now you need advice on taking the liner out. Two methods. Out the front, which if not done "just right" will cause harm to that fragile piece of rotting, soft, (checking to see where your from...), yup, soggy, cardboard. Some claim you can collapse it inward and remove it without harm. So far, I've never done it without harm.

The other, from the back, requires removing the heater fan and the air handling box it attaches to. One cable, 3 screws and one connector for the fan, then 3 bolts holding air handling box to the fire wall. Your call.

Edited June 19, 201212 yr by zKars

The other, from the back, requires removing the heater fan and the air handling box it attaches to. One cable, 3 screws and one connector for the fan, then 3 bolts holding air handling box to the fire wall. Your call.

Thinking back about 35 years, I remember removing my '71 clock by pulling the center vent/radio panel and reaching up to unfasten it. Now that I no longer have the cardboard liner in the glove box, it's much easier to access.

Dennis

This may sound screwy, but would dampening the cardboard with a spray bottle enhance removal without crushing the liner?

Fiber damage from dampening may not be reversible.... Being from GA, his is likely damp already

Have you thought about cleaning and oiling your clock your self? I did mine from instructions on this site, sorry I'm not very good with a computer to give proper credit to the person who posted it. I did mine and it works great.