1969 cutlass 442 speedo circuit board
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1969 cutlass 442 speedo circuit board
I need the electrical circuit board off the back of a 69 Cutlass 442 speedometer, the guy reinstalling my dash broke the pins the wire harness plugs into. my car is a floor shift car. I tried one from a 68 column shift but it won't fit around where the speedo plugs into. there's just 3 screws that attach these circuit boards so I don't need the whole cluster. Thanks Craig
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Craig,
If you still have the broken off pins, you might try what I did. I removed the printed circuit board from the speedo can. The pins are hollow, so I went to a model store and bought some small screws - small enough to go through the holes in the printed ciruit board from the back side, but big enough to thread into the hollow pins and with a big enough screw head so it would snug up tightly against the back side of the circuit board and pull each pin into the printed circuit. It worked beautifully. I had to be real careful during the process of "threading" each individual screw into each individual pin - patience had it rewards, though. That was 6 years ago and everything still works fine.
Randy C.
If you still have the broken off pins, you might try what I did. I removed the printed circuit board from the speedo can. The pins are hollow, so I went to a model store and bought some small screws - small enough to go through the holes in the printed ciruit board from the back side, but big enough to thread into the hollow pins and with a big enough screw head so it would snug up tightly against the back side of the circuit board and pull each pin into the printed circuit. It worked beautifully. I had to be real careful during the process of "threading" each individual screw into each individual pin - patience had it rewards, though. That was 6 years ago and everything still works fine.
Randy C.
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69 speedo
Ok Randy that was some pretty slick thinking the way you did yours, I tried to solder mine and that didn't work ! if I can't come up with anything I'll sure give it a try sure had to be some small screws. Thanks again Craig 
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Mine only had 4 circuits. (wires in plug). I bought a cheap 4 wire trailer plug, soldered wires directly to board, other end of plug into harness. Supported weight of plug.
Could not find my broken board plug.
Could not find my broken board plug.
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Craig,
If you still have the broken off pins, you might try what I did. I removed the printed circuit board from the speedo can. The pins are hollow, so I went to a model store and bought some small screws - small enough to go through the holes in the printed circuit board from the back side, but big enough to thread into the hollow pins and with a big enough screw head so it would snug up tightly against the back side of the circuit board and pull each pin into the printed circuit. It worked beautifully. I had to be real careful during the process of "threading" each individual screw into each individual pin - patience had it rewards, though. That was 6 years ago and everything still works fine.
Randy C.
If you still have the broken off pins, you might try what I did. I removed the printed circuit board from the speedo can. The pins are hollow, so I went to a model store and bought some small screws - small enough to go through the holes in the printed circuit board from the back side, but big enough to thread into the hollow pins and with a big enough screw head so it would snug up tightly against the back side of the circuit board and pull each pin into the printed circuit. It worked beautifully. I had to be real careful during the process of "threading" each individual screw into each individual pin - patience had it rewards, though. That was 6 years ago and everything still works fine.
Randy C.
I did the same thing on my Rally Pac gauge, I found screws small enough at a hardware store. Turns out 2.5mm screws will fit the holes in the circuit board perfectly.
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circuit board repairs
Guys:
I have repaired a few over the years, if anyone does not feel like they can do the repair, drop me a PM here. Depending on pin size, I can also scratch make those as well. Cost is very reasonable compared to cost of new or hassle of finding a good used one, since this is a common problem.
Thanks Ron
I have repaired a few over the years, if anyone does not feel like they can do the repair, drop me a PM here. Depending on pin size, I can also scratch make those as well. Cost is very reasonable compared to cost of new or hassle of finding a good used one, since this is a common problem.
Thanks Ron
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