Ok, im getting REAL frustrated here, i have my whole cluster out trying to put on these gauge faces, i managed to remove the 'cap' frin the tach needle which let me slide the face on...the othr gauges speedo temp and fuel WILL NOT come off...ive been prying with a fork and im afraid if i pry anymore they will break off....is there any easy way to remove these?

Hmm... Usually they come off pretty easy... When I can't get them to release using my fingers, I get a pair of needlenose pliers, and cradle the needle base, and pull straight up. As long as you pull straight up, you won't break anything, if you have anything cockeyed, you might bend the post.

Get two spoons. Have someone hold the gauge and pry up on the needle using both spoons.

quote Originally posted by Steve Normington: Get two spoons. Have someone hold the gauge and pry up on the needle using both spoons.

When all else fails, use a spoon!

Maybe you need a bigger...fork.

not a dessert fork, or a salad fork. something with the longest tines you can find.

seriously. Maybe just a little more leverage will do it. Now putting those needles back on, that's another story.

or a fork and a spoon as a fulcrum.

I don't see a need for a knife.

I wouldn't want to come off as having some cutlery prejudice.

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John DuRette
Black 85 SE, undergoing work as we speak!
Battery re-located up front using a V8 Archie box
Remote Start/Window Rollup/Lock/Trunk Release/Alarm
White Gauge Faces w/120 MPH Speedometer Conversion
Hidden Antenna
Urethane Suspension Bushings
Sequential Tallights
Custom Painted Dash Panels
Oreif's painted door tabs and horn button
Shortened Automatic Shifter w/Beretta shiftknob
SpyHunter Scoop
H4 Headlight Conversion - done right!
LED Third Brake Light/Custom Headliner
Thunderbird Turbo hood scoops
Braided Steel Brake Hoses
Lowered an inch

Still not on the road!

OK i got em, hehe thanks for suggestions, i got em with some nail clippers...dont ask..

Okay, I'm asking because I'm doing this tomorrow. How the hell did you use nail clippers?