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Guage needle removal
- Thread starter 35th5spd
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Ronald Wendt
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use a metal fork and work your way around it. Some come off pretty easy, others you swear you are going to break something. But I never did
I bought a set of white face guages for my '90. Love them!
The guage face kit came with what looks like a really cheap tent stake with a "V" cut out at the end. Kind of like a really small pickle fork for removing ball joints. The "V" is so you can get behing the needle and squarely pull it off.
As far as calibration goes, I did what any american would do... I cheated.
I took my cheap digital camera and snapped shots of the dash at IDLE and while the key on-engine off.
During replacement, I periodically ran inside to the computer to see where exactly a needle was pointing at.
Also a GPS (Global Positioning Satelite) helped dial in my speedo more acurately then it was before......usually you can borrow one from a family member who hikes alot
Good luck.....hope that helps
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P.S. If you are going to be keeping your guage faces, which I am assuming your not since you don't have the tool, please make sure to put a soft towel behind the "fork" or you WILL SCRATCH the guage faces VERY easily.
The guage face kit came with what looks like a really cheap tent stake with a "V" cut out at the end. Kind of like a really small pickle fork for removing ball joints. The "V" is so you can get behing the needle and squarely pull it off.
As far as calibration goes, I did what any american would do... I cheated.
I took my cheap digital camera and snapped shots of the dash at IDLE and while the key on-engine off.
During replacement, I periodically ran inside to the computer to see where exactly a needle was pointing at.
Also a GPS (Global Positioning Satelite) helped dial in my speedo more acurately then it was before......usually you can borrow one from a family member who hikes alot
Good luck.....hope that helps
___________________________________________
P.S. If you are going to be keeping your guage faces, which I am assuming your not since you don't have the tool, please make sure to put a soft towel behind the "fork" or you WILL SCRATCH the guage faces VERY easily.
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