I have to replace the fuse relay panel

I have to replace the fuse relay panel on a 1985/2 944. Does any one have any good tip for doing this job.
Gary

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[Nick at Pelican Parts]

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[kdjones2000]

It's not that difficult to do on the late cars.

First, disconnect your battery.

Document where the relays are located on the panel, then remove them, or at least the ones near the corners. You should then find 2 screws in diagonal corners with knurled ends on them.

Unscrew those and then you can lift the entire panel up, enough so that you can release the (I think) 2 catches underneath the fuse panel that hold in the many connectors attached to the underside of the fuse panel. Each one of those connectors is labeled with a letter, and the fuse panel has a matching letter on it as well.

Unplug the few remaining wires and the panel should come right out.

Look at posts #7 and 8 in this thread for some pictures. You will probably have to zoom out in your browser to see them as they came in pretty large for some reason.

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Good luck, Keith

[kens_74_911s]

Originally Posted by kdjones2000

It's not that difficult to do on the late cars.
Unscrew those and then you can lift the entire panel up, enough so that you can release the (I think) 2 catches underneath the fuse panel that hold in the many connectors attached to the underside of the fuse panel.
Good luck, Keith

The "latches" Keith mentions is only one and more like A long locking gate that slides in a track and extends front to back on the fuse box housing locking all the connectors into their positions.
I have a good fuse box assembly with relays if you need one ...

K


You can see the sliding locking gate in this image near center between the rods of connectors.
(not the same fuse box as above this one already sold)

[mytrplseven]

I decided to explore the innards of one of my fuse/relay boxes because of a damaged terminal inside. My, God, what an adventure that was. There's several layers of copper runs, with all kinds of twists and bends and then to put it all together so each pin, as shown above, had to come through all the slots. Odds against it, I actually got it all put back together and it was a success. Lesson: Don't take the darn thing apart.