Fix your TJ's dead gauges (write-up) - Page 2

zach1288 · 08-05-2005, 10:36 PM

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No, but I did add it to the TJ FAQ sticky at the top...we currenty have a "dead link" posted there, but I'm going to add this topic below it...

Thanks

**Steelman** · 04-10-2006, 01:15 PM

This is a great write-up...gonna have to try it. This weekend all of my guages, my stereo, and my ability to turn on my 'dome lights' all went on the fritz. There appears to be a short somewhere. Think this might take care of the problem???

**Steelman** · 04-11-2006, 01:14 AM

Well, I tried this and it didn't work

. I did get to clean a lot of dirt/dust from some pretty deep places in there, but even with the instrument panel pulled, the fuse in the Power Distribution Center still blows immediately upon contact. Don't know...may have to take it to a professional...

95 gc humm · 09-29-2006, 02:26 PM

Do you know of any way to test the cluster before putting it back in? All the needles in mine are dead, I don't know if it is the wires or the cluster.

95 gc humm · 09-29-2006, 02:49 PM

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Originally Posted by Steelman

Well, I tried this and it didn't work

. I did get to clean a lot of dirt/dust from some pretty deep places in there, but even with the instrument panel pulled, the fuse in the Power Distribution Center still blows immediately upon contact. Don't know...may have to take it to a professional...

Steelman, did you get your guages fixed? Just wondering what you found out. I am having the same probelem with everything including the radio being dead. Any help would be great.

Why J? · 09-29-2006, 03:50 PM

Another thing to add...

Put a little dielectric greese in the connections. This will help keep this from happening again.

daveg13 · 09-29-2006, 04:19 PM

I did this to mine last weekend, and haven't had the dead gauges since.

**Steelman** · 09-29-2006, 04:25 PM

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Originally Posted by 95 gc humm

Steelman, did you get your guages fixed? Just wondering what you found out. I am having the same probelem with everything including the radio being dead. Any help would be great.

I did get my guages fixed. Found the cause of the problem, almost by accident! It's not a great picture, but you can see where the wires had rubbed through and were shorting out (long story). It's right about where the wire turns up to go under the roll bar padding.

1fastR · 09-29-2006, 06:30 PM

Thanks for the write up! I havent had any trouble with mine but my brother in law went round and round with the dealership trying to get his fixed.

man0ica · 09-29-2006, 08:42 PM

THANKS FOR THE WRITE-UP!!!

watts4christ · 10-21-2006, 11:09 AM

Thank you for the info.

Jeep25 · 05-24-2007, 07:21 AM

My mechanic swears he's done this procedure twice on my 99. Unfort, the gauges are still playing, dead, ok, dead, ok...and so on.

Says it has to go back to the dealer, of which I know is going to be $$$$, even though there is a TSB out on this.

Any other ideas???

DeesTJ · 05-24-2007, 07:23 AM

go in there yourself....gently twist the pins....should take all of about 15 minutes...

Jeepguy1977 · 05-24-2007, 07:48 AM

Anyone heard of this problem being intermittent? I know my gauges go dead while I'm driving but then they come back on when I smack the top of the dash lol

kercher · 05-24-2007, 08:26 AM

yes, mine was intermittent. I smacked the dash too for a while to get them back on. Once I twisted the pins a little, it went away. That was over year ago now.

A little dielectric grease helps too.

09-29-2006, 02:26 PM	#19
95 gc humm Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: minnesota Posts: 2 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Do you know of any way to test the cluster before putting it back in? All the needles in mine are dead, I don't know if it is the wires or the cluster.

10-21-2006, 11:09 AM	#26
watts4christ Registered User Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Alabama Posts: 2 Profile Gallery Classifieds My Jeeps	Thank you for the info.