Has anyone taken the needle off of the 911 speedometer?

[bcgreen]

I am curious as to what you used and how you did it. I am thinking of doing it on my '76 Carrera. Need to replace the gears and this is the only way of knowing of how many teeth there are. I know most everyone was sweating bullets at least those that posted here, I don't know anyone who did it without any stress.

[911obgyn]

I tried to take the needle off of the tach so I could re solder a connection on the circuit board, failed miserably, broke the shaft on the motor. There are several threads that talk about turning the needle counter clockwise to spin it off. I am still looking for a tach for a 3.2 carrera.

[bcgreen]

Originally Posted by 911obgyn

I tried to take the needle off of the tach so I could re solder a connection on the circuit board, failed miserably, broke the shaft on the motor. There are several threads that talk about turning the needle counter clockwise to spin it off. I am still looking for a tach for a 3.2 carrera.

I am wondering if it is true in my case to just turning the needle counter clockwise?

[Duc Hunter]

Be very careful. A good friend tried to do mine. He had done 15 or so before, no issue. The needle shaft snapped on mine, $400 to fix (with a new motor). Would ahve cost me less to just send it to a show for its repairs. We were just trying to replace teh gears for the odometer.

[Artfrombama]

Searched the forum and found nothing. My needle was very tight, tried the previously discussed methods with no success so I made this with a piece of 1" square tubing and a 10-32 machine screw. Worked great.

[swade]

Thanks for the puller photo, I’ll make one today

[Dpmulvan]

I’ve seen the needle and the damage done.

[wareaglescott]

I changed the face on my Tach and removed the needle. Not sure if it would be the same. Just rotated and pulled very carefully. Worked out fine. Possibly just more luck than any proper technique or skill!!

[salayc]

you can use a clock hand puller: https://www.jewelerssupplies.com/clock-hand-remover-240.580.html

['76 911S 3.0]

The rotating counter clockwise and very gentle upwards pressure worked like a charm for me.

[Tom Elder]

I used a fork
Pendulum Outlaw, Build, Adventures and Misadventures

[911 SLANT]

Just send it to jbell959. He did my tach and speedo.

[pkabush]

This^^^

[GG Allin]

I used the method in this video. No issues. Start the video at around 5 minutes 30 seconds.

https://youtu.be/pvm23fMcSEA

[911obgyn]

I got a new used tach. Now i will try the odometer repair!

[GriffinPrice]

I just did this weekend before last. I thought the key was to do as others said, rotate to the 'stop' in the speedo motor, and push a bit farther while pulling straight up from the center. It won't feel like anything is happening. Then, once you hit the trip odometer reset, go back the other way (towards the high MPHs) and do the same thing in that direction. Back and forth, back and forth, never pulling all that hard, and the needle will come off. Putting it back on is the same procedure but with a very mild downward force.

One thing a lot of older threads would say was "once you remove the needle you have to get your speedo recalibrated". This seemed like hullabaloo to me. Just put a piece of painters tape on either side of where the needle sits before you get started (use the pieces to trace an "outline" of the needle) and use that to align it when you finish. I did so, and also eyeballed my needle about 5mph down since my speedo had been fast by that amount. Ended up 1mph fast at 20 & 40, which is accurate enough for me.

The tape may leave residue, and you will probably leave fingerprints. Simple green (diluted) applied to a microfiber towel worked really well for me. Didn't take anything extra off of the gauge. I applied it, rubbed it very carefully on the problem areas to remove them, and then made sure the excess dried off and the face was clean using compressed air (from my lungs, but a can is probably better). Overall one of the easier and more relaxing things I have had to do on my car so far.

Make sure to take a picture of the wire connections and lights before you remove them, they can be a pain to get back in the right places.