EAGuy

Fixed mine a few days ago. I am so happy.

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veganfred

I am so glad that I thought of Googling this before looking for another clock, and it only took me one click to find a solution. It has been really annoying these past couple of weeks habitually looking up at nothing all of the time. Thanks a bunch! I will pry that little bugger out today and ask my coworker to solder it for me.

Now that I found this site, I will search the forum for the check engine light problem that has recently popped up on my 2000.

veganfred

Okay, so far so good. I got it out in under 2 mins., mostly because I couldn't get the plug loose.

She said a resistor was loose and rattling around inside. Be sure to take the clock apart over a table, as two tiny parts hit the floor. Once I located them, she soldered the resistor back on in a couple of minutes. I will plug it back in when I leave work in a couple of hours, but I fully expect it to work again, so a big thanks in advance.

I can hardly wait to look up and actually get the time again.

veganfred

SenorSubie

Glad you were able to get your clock working again

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David C

The clocks must be made as an outside contract job and the solder probably used an inferior flux. Having fixed mine I'd recommend removing much of the suspect solder, cleaning with fluxclene (or alcohol, or even label remover) and using your own solder. The 500R resistor can be replaced with 470R if you damage it, even fitting a little wire-ended one, and the 300R with 330R, they seem to be uncritical.

bellzemos

I have to try this fix. It sounds simple enough.

Richard B

New guy here, just wanted to give a big thanks to SensorSubie for the clock fix. Both my 300 & 510 were loose on the inside ends. Not any more.

Also a big thanks to nathannagy for the tip on poppin out the wire for a brighter display.

I owe you guys.

bellzemos

I must say your info was great, but my execution was not so. First I used some braid to remove the old solder which was a bad idea. The 510 fell off and I couldn't hold it in place. Then I got this idea to use superglue and it worked. Well I soldered it and the 300 into place. I plugged the clock into my car and I got nothing? I then proceed to unsolder the display and I soldered every single thing I saw! Well I tryed it again with no luck. So I put everything back together and I think to myself well at least I got some soldering practice. I was sitting in my car and the gears started turning, "maybe the car needs to be on!" I am a freaking retard!

David C

PCB makers often use little spots of superglue for sticking parts to high-grade professional boards! I solder on ONE end first, ensuring the component is located OK, then the other end. Works every time.

Rob

Just fixed mine again on Saturday. Had previously resoldered the 510 box, this time one of the 300s was just hanging by a thread. Resoldered that and now I know what time it is again!

ransom

Just done mine, resoldered 510 and 300. Works like a charm!

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the_pretender_ca

Had the same problem...clock stopped working. So I get online and do a search and low and behold here is a posting with all the instructions. I yanked it out....dropped a few spots of solder and voila...!!!! It works again.

Thanks so much....I love this site.

roy001

Fantastic! Although the 510 component on my clock had solder missing from the opposite end of the one posted in the pictures (under that glass display).

When I orinially tried to fix as shown in the pictures, the 510 component fell off completely. After a bit of patience and finding something that would act as a small clamp, I got it fixed up and it works like a charm now.

THANK YOU for the great post!

Jow

I went by my dealer today to finally get a new clock. Luckily they didn't have one!
After the kids went to bed, I did a quick search on google for subaru clock and found this forum.
Our display had the burned out spot, too but the soldering instructions worked like a charm. My husband did the job in 5 minutes!
I don't wear a watch and have been lost without my clock. I am so excited to have it working again - for free! Thank you so much for the excellent instructions.