Re: [TR] TR6: cleaning up speedo/tach/gauges vs. paying someone else to do it

[Sujit Roy <triumphstag@gmail.com>]

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I swapped a bezel on a small smiths oil gauge.  I used the same technique
as the larger gauges
Sujit

On Sun, Apr 2, 2023, 2:52 PM <lee@automate-it.com> wrote:

> I'm replacing the dash on my '74 TR6. The gauges/speedo/tach all work
> (maybe not terribly accurate tho!). But, wow, they're pretty grimy
> compared to this shiny new wood dash I've got. What's left of the
> o-rings is cracked and crumbled. With a little encouragement I can get
> the speedo and tach open - but how does one safely open up the
> fuel/temp/oil/volts gauges?
>
> The other option is to send them to a restoration shop (there are
> several that show up in a search; note that Nisonger is no longer doing
> repairs but selling replacement units only). Any idea what a
> clean-up/check-up would cost for these 6 units? I've got a huge list of
> other things to work on rather than spend the time on these things.
> Thanks!
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<div dir=3D"auto">I swapped a bezel on a small smiths oil gauge.=C2=A0 I us=
ed the same technique as the larger gauges=C2=A0<div dir=3D"auto">Sujit</di=
v></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_quote"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr=
">On Sun, Apr 2, 2023, 2:52 PM  &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:lee@automate-it.com";>=
lee@automate-it.com</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quot=
e" style=3D"margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">=
I&#39;m replacing the dash on my &#39;74 TR6. The gauges/speedo/tach all wo=
rk <br>
(maybe not terribly accurate tho!). But, wow, they&#39;re pretty grimy <br>
compared to this shiny new wood dash I&#39;ve got. What&#39;s left of the <=
br>
o-rings is cracked and crumbled. With a little encouragement I can get <br>
the speedo and tach open - but how does one safely open up the <br>
fuel/temp/oil/volts gauges?<br>
<br>
The other option is to send them to a restoration shop (there are <br>
several that show up in a search; note that Nisonger is no longer doing <br=
>
repairs but selling replacement units only). Any idea what a <br>
clean-up/check-up would cost for these 6 units? I&#39;ve got a huge list of=
 <br>
other things to work on rather than spend the time on these things.<br>
Thanks!<br>
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