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I currently have the instrument cluster out of my '67 replacing some bulbs, cleaning foggy lenses, and dealing with a faulty amp gauge...It reads 20 amps when it's not even connected...Initially I planned to just replace the gauge but I thought maybe there's a way to adjust the needle back to zero...Can this be calibrated or should I just buy a new one? Also, any idea what caused this? It was that way when I bought the car...I don't want to replace it only to get the same result.
Thanks,
Mike
There is considerable opinion the forum that reproduction gauges aren't all that great. Repaircor replace with NOS seems to be the way to go.
all the gauges have press on pointers. You should be able to pull them off with a fork or similarly shaped too, then press back on in the correct position. Only pull and push on the pointer hub. The needle is too soft to push or pull.
Thanks for the link...Post #13 in that thread suggests connecting the leads on the gauge to a1.5 volt battery to see if it responds...easy to do since it's out of car...sure enough, gauge goes even farther right...so evidently I just gently remove needle and reposition it to zero and I'm good...right?
The guy I watched do this (Joe Ray) just grabbed the center hub between two fingers and pulled/popped it off. I believe that’s what I did also when I swapped needles on a fuel gage but it is a little un-nerving. Possibly a plastic trim tool levering over from the outside edge of the gage face return and kind of use a fingers on your other hand to steady it and keep it from twisting. I just would be careful not to touch the gage face to avoid marring it. Avispa mentioned a fork - if you have an old one you can bend two tines to barely clear the shaft and sort of lever it off from the outsid return of the gage face.
Last edited by DansYellow66; Aug 22, 2021 at 07:45 PM.
I thought there may be a trick to getting it off...I figured if I need a lever for removal, I would need a way to press it back on...for right now, I saturated a Q tip with penetrating oil and dabbed it on the end of the shaft...I'll wait a while and give it a try with just my fingers.
Success!! I ended up gently grabbing both sides of the hub with a set of needle nose pliers and applying pressure straight up...I expected it to slowly free up but it just popped...After I set the needle to zero I gently pressed the hub back on with my fingers...It didn't feel like it went all the way down but the needle returns to zero when I move it by hand and it responds both ways to a 1.5 volt battery so I'm gonna leave well enough alone...Thanks to all who helped.
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