s2turbsZVH

I have taken out my instrument panel to replace some bulbs - whilst it is out i wanted to

1) Adjust the speedo needle (it reads 400rpm when ignition on but engine not running)
2) Adjust the fuel level needle as on empty it still reads just under half a tank and as my fuel comp is all over the place it would be nice to rely on at least the needle giving me a correct reading.

The car has a lockwood white dial kit so the insturment panel was obviously removed to do this and i guess the needles were removed to do this and not put back correctly.

Ar ethe needles easy to remove - i.e. do i just pull off and push back on in position or is it harder than that cos when i try and pull the needle it doesnt come off easily and i dont want to force it (might break one) if it isnt that easy,

Any suggestions ?

jaiscossie

Easiest way is to get 2 tea spoons mate and use the ends of them both under the needle then pull upwards with them both carefully and they will come off.

botters

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you dont need to remove the needles to fit lockwood dials but a lot of people do! the hole in the middle is big enough to fit over the widest part of the needle and they have a dark sticker that goes behind to stop light shining through

as said above use spoons to remove, absolute pain in the ass to get them reading right tho so good luck!
also are you sure the fuel guage problem isnt a sticking sender unit in the tank? they usually are

s2turbsZVH

I dont think the sender in the tank is the issue as i have had the tank off and refurbished the tank and the sender in the tank seemed to be moving very freely tbh and i cleaned it up so it was spotless aswell

as you can see the tank is pretty mint now

http://i554.photobucket.com/albums/j...o/IMG_1542.jpg

I am pretty sure its down to the fact that the needle wasnt replaced properly when the previous owner put on the white dials.

mentalasanything

In all honesty, second hand ones are easy enough to come by. Save yourself the hassle and get one off thEbay.

Lee

Versus_Creations

iTrader: (1)

dont remove the needles, EVER.

Dont touch them or breath on them or they will stop working.

orionmojo

iTrader: (1)

i just pulled mine off and put them back. they're fine as long as you go slow.

the teaspoons idea is good though i like that. i scraped the orange off the back of mine to get clean needles.