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I removed my gauge cluster to replace all the bulbs since all but one were burnt out when I got the car. I took it all apart to clean the housing and removed the needles along with the gauge face since I was thinking about going with white face gauges. After everything was cleaned, I put the needles back on and re-assembled everything, but they all read different readings then what they should have. I had to set my cruise control to set my speedometer, I set my tach at idle, temp once it was up to running temp, and fuel with a full tank. I have noticed they all are working as they should except the speedo. It jumps 5-10 mph at times (not all the time) when accelerating and decelerating. Did I screw the gauges up by removing the needles and replacing them, or is it normal for them to jump around when it is all put back together?

 
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Never. Movement should always be smooth.

 
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Most likely cause of your problem: you bent the needle shaft.

Its easy to do on most gauges if you arent really careful.

-SP

 
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I don't think I bent the shaft since it doesn't do it all the time. It does it every once in a while. Here is a video to show what it does.


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