Anyone have experience replacing the digital clock on the left instrument panel, located above the Master and Avionics Master switches on a late model (1990) M20J? I plan to replace the current MD-89 clock with another of the same make and model, so no changes to the wiring configuration. The back of the clock assembly is very difficult to access from the top of the instruments panel after removing the glare shield. The best way to access the clock appears to be removing the entire left mini panel by removing the two mounting panel screws (red circles) at the top and bottom, correct? The clock itself appears to be mounted with small nuts on the back of the panel securing the screws (red square) instead of blind screws, so pulling out the airspeed indicator for access to the clock, instead of removing the entire mini-panel does not seem a viable approach.
thanks - Hank