[jonfromhamilton]

...without undoing the torq screw ? because I don't have the tool

I'm trying to remove the cluster so I can play around with the VSS but the hazard light switch is in my way.

[Wazz]

A big flat head screw driver worked for me

[stewy91]

just pull up on the shroud and remove then a bit of force and cluster should come out

[Chop]

Vice grip steering wheels are all the rage

[JrZook]

If you can't loosen the bolts holding the steering column then try loosening off the bolts that hold the dash down

[Matthew]

Is your car at your place or work?

If its at work I can swing past sometime tomorrow afternoon and undo them.

[christover1]

Drop the bolts that hold column to crossmember, it should drop far enough to give dash clearances (If its same as my vit)

[Tyron]

undo the two bolts on top and give it a GOOD pull.

[303zuke]

Or just buy the right tool!

(BTW the Calamari ring on the gearstick is past it's useby date. Throw it out.)

[Goldnomad]

Tyron wrote:

undo the two bolts on top and give it a GOOD pull.

Let's keep it clean shall we?

Yeah, as 303zuke says, buy the right Torx bit from a bolt supplier

[jono165]

Those bolts on the bottom of the column that are torx usually have a big flat head slot in them. That's how I've gotten them undone previously.

[whincup]

i've removed my cluster a few times and never had to undo that... just a bit of "gentle" persuasion and it does get over that switch.

[johnmath]

You can find a allen key that will fit in the torx head bolt. Then when you get them out, use a hacksaw to put a slot across the top for a flat head screwdriver, or replace the bolts with something else.

[Matthew]

It should be all sorted by now.

[Ratty562]

Um the the bolts on the column it will drop it down enough to pull the cluster out