Extra-medium

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?

ezone

Never. Movement should always be smooth.

speedy25

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

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

-SP

Extra-medium

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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