Removing gauge needles?
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Racer
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From: Keizer OR
Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
umm...mark your spots first 
Dang, those things are on tight. I just gave myself the equivalent to bamboo shoots under the finger nails.
Drifting
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From: North Bend Ohio
Originally Posted by skeptic
Mark spots AND digital camera. I've never taken an interior this far apart so you better believe I'm being cautious.
Dang, those things are on tight. I just gave myself the equivalent to bamboo shoots under the finger nails.
Dang, those things are on tight. I just gave myself the equivalent to bamboo shoots under the finger nails.
BigBlockk
Later.....
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From: S.W. Ohio. . . . . . NRA Life Member
here is what I use to remove tachometer pointers with:
the end with the tiny notch goes underneath the needle, and you just pull straight up.
I made it, but i really can't take any credit for its design. I fashioned it after a GM-provided tool made 25 years ago that I used when I repaired tachs and speedos for a contracted warranty station.
here is how it's held:
this is what a tach/speedo pointer looks like from underneath (notice the brass counter weight):
and here is how the puller gets positioned under the pointer hub:
the end with the tiny notch goes underneath the needle, and you just pull straight up.
I made it, but i really can't take any credit for its design. I fashioned it after a GM-provided tool made 25 years ago that I used when I repaired tachs and speedos for a contracted warranty station.
here is how it's held:
this is what a tach/speedo pointer looks like from underneath (notice the brass counter weight):
and here is how the puller gets positioned under the pointer hub:
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Racer
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From: Keizer OR
Originally Posted by comp
try with your fingers first
Originally Posted by Silvr77
Pull up on the needle evenly & straight using small needle nose pliers or side cutters.
Eddie
Eddie
Mike Mercury's tool looks perfect - when I get around to the speedometer/tach I may have to make something like that. Might also try the fork idea, sounds simple enough that it just might be a winner.
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Racer
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From: Winnipeg Manitoba
Originally Posted by Jclgodale3
umm...mark your spots first
Good tool. Pull straight, try not to wiggle. The shaft is very thin.