au2 culster problem (with needles)

[Duffman]

Hay we took out the cluster to install white dails. Anyway all of the needles came off easy except the fuel one. It took the pin with it. Now when we put it back in it wont drop slowly like the temp guage it jerks or stops. We have tried putting it back in with the pin and cant get it to work right and now we are taking the pin out and putting it in on its own then adding the needle. Still it won work properly. Have we damaged anything or is it just a matter of messing with it until we get it right? Just it seems to run smooth for a bit then go jerky so annoying....

[Duffman]

We think the pin might be betn now as when you move the needle to full and it goes to roll back to empty it seems to move down a bit and get stuck on the surface. The question is can you buy another pin not sure what to do now.

[jonbays]

doesn't sound good to me!

i changed my dials for the 240k tickford ones and thehose needles are a fiddly thing to do. I think if you gave it too much "well" you might have stuffed it. Look for a s/h cluster!!!? i don't think it will be easy or cheap to fix and its hard to put up with on the fuel guage.

[Sourbastard]

My fuel guage is roulette wheel anyway.

Ill put $10 on empty!!!

[Duffman]

Yah we put the needle back in now and the fuel guage works but its very dodgy. It will cost around $100-150 to be fixed by the VDO guys.

I took my cluster face off as well (had to retun the old one for another) and put on the old one. Well the speedo/tacho was f**ked badly. They where jerky and I was really really unhappy expecting the worse. Couldnt figure it out luckly my bro works at ford and found the black face wasnt on properly and the needles where rubbing on it. FEW that saved me some cash !