Hows does the speedometer sit in the instrument panel? It looks like the previous owner replaced the glass and the trim ring on the speedometer. It takes a little twisting and pulling to get the the instrument cluster off the speedometer. Question does the spreedometer sit below the instrument panel utilizing the flange on the speedometer or does the speedometer push through the instrument housing with a gasket between the speedometer and instrument panel. Currently the speedometer sits about a 1/4" about the instrument panel. Could the previous owner put the wrong bezel on it? Also I can't push the speedometer down any farther to make it flush? The exploded view doesn't provide any help or nor does the service manual? Any help would be appreciated.

 

The speedo mounts to a plate under the dash.
It looks good to me.

 

The speedo is mounted to the plate. The 1/4"gap, which appears to be a black ring" allows the speedo to move around and water to get under the instrument panel. Picture that i have seen looks like it should sit flush.

 

Here are a couple of pics of my 96 flstn. Should be the same. Tiny gap at bottom but not like yours at all. Something is off.

 

That dash doesn't look OEM.

 

Neither one of mine do.
I have a '94 FXSTC and a '95 FLSTC.
If it did fit flush you would get a lot of rattling from the speedo hitting the dash.

 

It is, just an insert that hd sold. They had different patterns you could get.

 

Just one more difference between '96 and later and '95 and earlier I guess.

 

If I'm not mistaken, the '95 speedometer is a cable driven mechanical unit rubber mounted to a plate while the '96 is electronic and mounted to the dash.

 

Im thinking the large part of the speedo would sit at the same level of the instrument panel and the smaller circumference would stick above the panel. You got any pics of yours!