Mercedes Benz repair: 87 Mercedes 560SL speedometer, instrument cluster, good fortune

Question
Odometer quit working but speedo works fine, was wondering if the speedo is electronic or mechanical & if the instrument cluster can be removed without pulling the steering wheel?
Thanks,
Ron

Answer
Good fortune with your repair.

Cluster removing hooks...how to make them yourself?
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=793009


Broken Odometer
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?t=141302

How to Repair Your Broken Odometer
http://dieselgiant.com/repairyourodometer.htm

How to remove instrument cluster.
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=176202#post176202

Lets' Pull the Instrument Cluster!
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=447830#post447830

Non-functioning odometers
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=937816#post937816

Speedometer malfunction
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=584521#post584521

3 broken speedometer cables in a month!
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=261451#post261451

Speedometer wobbles
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=71005#post71005

Broken Speedometer and Odometer
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=454298#post454298

Speedometer broke...
http://www.mercedesshop.com/shopforum/showthread.php?p=962474#post962474