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

[Sujit Roy]

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 at 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!
>   Lee** triumphs at autox.team.net **
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