Anyone have know how to properly remove the indicator needles from the tach,
speedo, oil pressure and fuel gauges?

Is it as simple as just gently pulling them off?

I'm trying to repair a leaking oil pressure gauge by swapping in a new one from
a donor gauge. I am also interested in experimenting with some white gauge faces.

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Bob
'82 300D Petrol B-G Metallic

Try using a fork as a lever.

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1979 240D- 316K miles - VGT Turbo, Intercooler, Stick Shift, Many Other Mods - Daily Driver

1982 300SD - 232K miles - Wife's Daily Driver

1986 560SL - Wife's red speed machine

So you're saying, yes, gently pull (or pry) them off? Do they
all come off the same way?

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Bob
'82 300D Petrol B-G Metallic

yes, they lift off easily. I used tape to mark the needle position and then lifted them off.

Yep, use a fork to pull them straight up.

you can safely remove the speedo needle?
I heard you can ruin it by moving it by hand.

danny

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I'm in the middle of a clock repair, but its the full face clock, not the tach/clock combo, so the instructions at http://www.diymbrepair.com/easley/clock.htm seem a little different. It says the hands pull off easily. Well, I pulled on the clock hands and they're on there good. I pulled what I felt like was almost enough force to break something so I quit. Going to try getting at it another way I guess.

As for the speedo, once the little plastic worm gears are disengaged, you can move the needle all you want. Its connected to a drum looking thing, I guess the magnet spins inside it to move the needle. I tried pulling that needle as well, but didn't really need to take it off, so I didn't try hard.

So, all that to say that my needles are on there pretty firmly. And if anyone has a heads-up on repairing the full face clock, I'm all ears.
-Geoff

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1985 300TD-euro 352,000 mi
1974 240D (1?)52,000 mi - has a new home now

I replaced my oil pressure gage mechanism, which requires needle removal and it would not come off just by prying. I made a small puller from junkbox bits and was able to get it off. Basically, you have to fabricate a fork that fits around the back of the needle, and a screw mechanism to press a pin into the hole that the shaft is pressed in to. Such tools are available from clockmaker suppliers, but I don't know if the cost would be worth it.

Not on W123's.