Well after reading here that the Instrument panel just pops out on my 2014 BX25D, I figured I should try and get some of the water out. The front glass wasn't sealing at all, and as I was trying to remove the panel, the glass actually came off first.
Now I have to preface this with the fact that I am second owner of this tractor. And all but the power train warranty has run out.
So I removed the instrument panel, by reaching up underneath with a small flat screwdriver in my hand/fingers, and slipped it under one of the 4 tabs that are around the cluster. It gave it enough room on just one of them, for the entire cluster to pop right out. And as soon as I tipped it over, water literally poured out. So into the house we go. I unscrewed the 4 Phillips screws to remove the black back. Remember that the glass had already popped out. and the electronic board came right out with the front faceplate White plastic). The inside of the black cover had like mildew in it. From the looks of things the glass had a black painted border around it, and a tiny bead of black silicone holding it in. I removed all of the silicone. During this procedure I found the bottom two corners of plastic cracked, so I think the PO tried to remove, or removed the glass and replaced things. Not sure. Anyway, cleaned everything up, including corrosion on the connectors and this is what I found:
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It looks like the second pin ( I think is 12v) is nearly corroded right through. The one to the right, is corroded short.
Then I found this:
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and a better angle:
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Now the white thing is the tach motor or what ever it is. It had water inside it too. The black circular thing S14 K14 Auto is a Varistor. Essentially it is a circuit protector for the entire board in case of power surges or spikes, like those experienced with jump starting, or failed regulator on the alternator.
I am surprised my instruments still work.
Now, I can get the Varistor, but I am having a tough time matching up the connector pins to find a replacement, because those corroded pins aren't going to last too long.
Does anyone know if there are any unused pins on the 16 pin header on the instrument cluster on the 2014 BX? I would just swap them out.
This is what my cluster looks like. I borrowed someone's image from the net.
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Now I have to preface this with the fact that I am second owner of this tractor. And all but the power train warranty has run out.
So I removed the instrument panel, by reaching up underneath with a small flat screwdriver in my hand/fingers, and slipped it under one of the 4 tabs that are around the cluster. It gave it enough room on just one of them, for the entire cluster to pop right out. And as soon as I tipped it over, water literally poured out. So into the house we go. I unscrewed the 4 Phillips screws to remove the black back. Remember that the glass had already popped out. and the electronic board came right out with the front faceplate White plastic). The inside of the black cover had like mildew in it. From the looks of things the glass had a black painted border around it, and a tiny bead of black silicone holding it in. I removed all of the silicone. During this procedure I found the bottom two corners of plastic cracked, so I think the PO tried to remove, or removed the glass and replaced things. Not sure. Anyway, cleaned everything up, including corrosion on the connectors and this is what I found:
It looks like the second pin ( I think is 12v) is nearly corroded right through. The one to the right, is corroded short.
Then I found this:
and a better angle:
Now the white thing is the tach motor or what ever it is. It had water inside it too. The black circular thing S14 K14 Auto is a Varistor. Essentially it is a circuit protector for the entire board in case of power surges or spikes, like those experienced with jump starting, or failed regulator on the alternator.
I am surprised my instruments still work.
Now, I can get the Varistor, but I am having a tough time matching up the connector pins to find a replacement, because those corroded pins aren't going to last too long.
Does anyone know if there are any unused pins on the 16 pin header on the instrument cluster on the 2014 BX? I would just swap them out.
This is what my cluster looks like. I borrowed someone's image from the net.
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