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18-10-2009, 05:44 PM | #1 | ||
Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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while doing my cleaning rounds, i got a dead moth out from the between the plastic screen & instruments, i think i must have bumped something i shouldn't have...the tacho now sits almost pointed directly down when turned off, and both speedo & tacho do a crazy dance twitching without moving far upon turning on or off ignition.
tacho does seem to work fine...but at needle showing lower revs than should be...seems to fit with how much lower it's of position is now did i break my cluster? anyone know what the hell i did? |
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18-10-2009, 05:57 PM | #2 | ||
Rockin '67
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Mine did the same thing when I put in my white background on my cluster. It took a while to fix for me. I had to keep taking the needle off and putting it back on untill it was in the position. It was a while ago and that is all I can remember from my experience, hope it helps you.
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18-10-2009, 06:40 PM | #3 | ||
Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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do the needles just pull off or is there a trick to it?
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18-10-2009, 06:43 PM | #4 | ||
Rockin '67
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Yeah they just pull off but you have to be really careful because they are held on by a very thin wire. Maybe an idea to use 2 small flat head screwdrivers to pry them up.
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18-10-2009, 07:24 PM | #5 | ||
Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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sweet...i'll give that a try
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18-10-2009, 10:16 PM | #6 | ||
The Origional, The Best
Join Date: Dec 2006
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found mine came off real easy by rotating them counter clockwise while pulling them towards you.
mine have done the same. been told the rotating them counter clockwise until they show 0 when the car is off will/should fix the problem
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19-10-2009, 06:09 AM | #7 | |||
Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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think i got it sussed, with needle halfway off you can turn it counter clockwise to get into right position : takes a bit of fiddling, but she looks cool now. won't know for sure until i drive to work soon - but the needles aren't crazy dancing anymore. thanks for the help falzoony, appreciate it mate |
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19-10-2009, 06:56 AM | #8 | |||
FF.Com.Au Hardcore
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19-10-2009, 03:35 PM | #9 | ||
Bearded Hermit
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: blue mountains, NSW
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all good now...everything working great...& i learned how to do something else to my car - cool
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19-10-2009, 05:13 PM | #10 | ||
Rockin '67
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Adelaide
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Glad I could help mate
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