Speedo Needle

JD1964 · Sep 25, 2017

Someone added white faces on the inst cluster before I got the car. The speedometer needle is not at 0 when the car is not moving. How do I fix this? The tach is the same way but not as bad.

revhead347 · Sep 25, 2017

The needle is just pressed on. Take the bezel off, and remove the clear cover on the instrument cluster. Pull the needle off. It's not pressed on hard, you can do it with you fingers. Turn the key to the on position, and press the needle back on in the 0mph position.

Kurt

JD1964 · Sep 26, 2017

I'll give it a try, thanks. I have some burnt bulbs in the cluster to replace as well.

Mustang5L5 · Sep 26, 2017

Don't reset the needle pointing at 0. See that tick mark on the guage face below 0MPH. Pull the needle stop out, reset the needle so it points at the tick mark, then lift it up and reinstall the needle stop pin.

JD1964 · Sep 26, 2017

Mustang5L5 said:
Don't reset the needle pointing at 0. See that tick mark on the guage face below 0MPH. Pull the needle stop out, reset the needle so it points at the tick mark, then lift it up and reinstall the needle stop pin.

I see. This way the needle rests against the stop with a small amount of pressure. Is that a correct assumption?

Mustang5L5 · Sep 26, 2017

JD1964 · Sep 26, 2017

Mustang5L5 said:
yes

Thanks. What about the tach? It's not off by much but I still want to correct it. It doesn't have a stop I don't think. So just pull it off an reposition it at 0?

Mustang5L5 · Sep 26, 2017

Tach just point to 0. There is a procedure to tune the tach to be more accurate, but it involves an oscilloscope and tuning the pots on the backside.

General karthief · Sep 26, 2017

I've never had to tune my pot, but then it's been a long time, 'cept when I was follow'n those guys in a pickup truck.

revhead347 · Sep 26, 2017

Mustang5L5 said:
Don't reset the needle pointing at 0. See that tick mark on the guage face below 0MPH. Pull the needle stop out, reset the needle so it points at the tick mark, then lift it up and reinstall the needle stop pin.

Right on. That's a great method. I never even thought of that.

Kurt

revhead347 · Sep 26, 2017

John Dirks Jr said:
I'll give it a try, thanks. I have some burnt bulbs in the cluster to replace as well.

Can't remember whether those are 168, or 194 bulbs. Either way, the parts stores sell 10 packs for commercial accounts for like $3. See if you can score one, and just go ahead and change them all.

Kurt

imp · Sep 26, 2017

The speedometer scale in my '94 GT has no ZERO mark; it begins at 10 (mph), with the needle at rest there. Thus, any speed between zero and ten is guesswork. imp

JD1964 · Sep 26, 2017

revhead347 said:
Can't remember whether those are 168, or 194 bulbs. Either way, the parts stores sell 10 packs for commercial accounts for like $3. See if you can score one, and just go ahead and change them all.

Kurt

Last time I was at my local pic n pull I was swarming over a 93 4 banger convertible. The inst cluster had been removed and I found it in the trunk. I snagged all the bulbs from it. I also snagged the drivers side inner fender skirt and the auto trans shifter bezel. Got everything for $15

General karthief · Sep 27, 2017

imp said:
The speedometer scale in my '94 GT has no ZERO mark; it begins at 10 (mph), with the needle at rest there. Thus, any speed between zero and ten is guesswork. imp

Any speed is guesswork for me!

killer5.0 · Sep 27, 2017

JD1964 · Oct 1, 2017

I'm trying to reset the needles now. Got the bezel off and tried to pull the speedo and tach needles off. They're not coming off. I can even feel the shaft lifting up but they still wont pop off. Should they just come off easily? I wonder if the person who put these white faces on glued the needles on. I hope the heck not but I wouldn't be surprised considering all the other messed up stuff on this poor car! Do I just pull harder and harder? I'm worried I'll break something and wind up needing to replace the entire cluster.

Mustang5L5 · Oct 1, 2017

I used a fork to leverage mine off. They just press onto the shafts. Place a piece of paper between the fork and guage face to avoid scratching them

JD1964 · Oct 1, 2017

Does the shaft come out too? I got the tach off but the shaft came with it. On the speedo, the counter weight came unglued from needle but the needle wont budge off, with or without the shaft

mikestang63 · Oct 1, 2017

They make a little fork like tool to remove the needle which I pickedup a few decades ago. You can use a small fork like for shrimp or a small needle nose plier

JD1964 · Oct 1, 2017

I tried prying up with a fork. The fork tines bent and the needle won't come off. No way should it take this much force to get it off. Something must be wrong. I think whoever put these white faces on here glued the needles back on. I might be shopping for a replacement cluster. Damn!

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JD1964

there is enough sticking out to grab on to

revhead347

Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.

JD1964

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Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

JD1964

there is enough sticking out to grab on to

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

JD1964

there is enough sticking out to grab on to

Mustang5L5

That is…until I whipped out my Bissell

General karthief

wonder how much it would cost to ship you a pair

revhead347

Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.

revhead347

Apparently my ex-husband made that mistake.

imp

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JD1964

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killer5.0

JD1964

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