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quik · 07-29-2022, 07:31 AM

I've got a 1941 Pickup with a stock gauge cluster, and I would like to remove the faces from the gauges to do some cleanup work. My question is, how do you separate the gauge from the face with the gauge on one side of the face and the needle on the other? Can I just pull the needles off the gauges (carefully of course) and then unscrew the gauge from the face?

Shawn

fordyford · 07-29-2022, 07:59 AM

Leave the needle alone. The face is held on to the gauge by 3 "crimped" spots around the outer edge. Carefully release the crimp and slide the face off of the needle.

Keith

fortyonerag · 07-29-2022, 09:06 AM

^^^^ditto. You can slide the face off with the needle in place. Removing the needle is very fiddly and not recommended.

TJ · 07-29-2022, 10:46 AM

The only needle that will come off is the speedometer. The other needles are actually part of the mechanism. Trying to remove them will permanently damage the mechanism.

quik · 07-31-2022, 05:59 PM

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07-29-2022, 07:31 AM	#1
quik Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Christiansburg, VA Posts: 70	1941 Pickup Gauge Cluster, Remove Needles? I've got a 1941 Pickup with a stock gauge cluster, and I would like to remove the faces from the gauges to do some cleanup work. My question is, how do you separate the gauge from the face with the gauge on one side of the face and the needle on the other? Can I just pull the needles off the gauges (carefully of course) and then unscrew the gauge from the face? Shawn

07-29-2022, 07:59 AM	#2
fordyford Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 192	Re: 1941 Pickup Gauge Cluster, Remove Needles? Leave the needle alone. The face is held on to the gauge by 3 "crimped" spots around the outer edge. Carefully release the crimp and slide the face off of the needle. Keith

07-29-2022, 09:06 AM	#3
fortyonerag Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Melbourne Australia Posts: 541	Re: 1941 Pickup Gauge Cluster, Remove Needles? ^^^^ditto. You can slide the face off with the needle in place. Removing the needle is very fiddly and not recommended.

07-29-2022, 10:46 AM	#4
TJ Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Napa,California Posts: 6,037	Re: 1941 Pickup Gauge Cluster, Remove Needles? The only needle that will come off is the speedometer. The other needles are actually part of the mechanism. Trying to remove them will permanently damage the mechanism.

07-31-2022, 05:59 PM	#5
quik Member Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: Christiansburg, VA Posts: 70	Re: 1941 Pickup Gauge Cluster, Remove Needles? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks for the replies!