SUCCESS!!! (SORTA) Turns out that the trim piece I've been trying to remove is actually made of black-painted (pot)metal and not plastic, as I originally thought - dohhh! http://www.turboford.net/ubb/rolleyes.gif I was finally able to apply enough force to remove it, whereupon I partially broke the...

Well, I'm certainly not here to argue with the Volvo experts, LaRy - but, as an ASE-certified "master mechanic" with just over 40 years in the biz, it's been my experience that the alt needs to be "excited" with a minute current being applied to the rotor winding. In the "ol...

Yes, MIJ - that's my dash. THANX for the response and especially the pix! The trim piece that I'm trying to remove for access to the cluster-retaining screws is designated "21" in the exploded view you posted. I have removed the lower switch plates that reside on either side of the steerin...

THANX for the response, Bill! Unfortunately, however, those little "cover panels" you refer to are apparently only present on the models with the rectangular clusters, such as those depicted in my Alldata program and the Chilton manuals I've looked at in the local library. My 740 has a dif...

Howdy, y'all - Noob here.......SORRY for the long post! Recently, about 85% of my dash warning lights stopped working (along the lower edge of the cluster) and the alternator stopped charging. Thinking that the problem was with the (Nippondenso) alternator, I replaced it - but, that didn't help. I t...