zep Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 Tachos and speedos are screwed down, but I am not sure how to remove the faces of these fuel and temp gauges. Does anyone have any clues? Should I try and tap out what looks to be a pin? I'm a bit worried about breaking them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
locost_bryan Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 What are they out of? Looks to me like the pin holds it all together and is punched/flared during assembly. You might be able to drill out the end of the pin, but them I'm not sure how you'd put it back together? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted September 6, 2023 Author Share Posted September 6, 2023 23 minutes ago, locost_bryan said: What are they out of? Looks to me like the pin holds it all together and is punched/flared during assembly. You might be able to drill out the end of the pin, but them I'm not sure how you'd put it back together? They are from my Gemini. If I have to drill out the end of the pin, that's not the end of the world. I could always reassemble with a screw and nut. You don't see the pin heads when it is assembled anyway. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kws Posted September 6, 2023 Share Posted September 6, 2023 if the pin is hollow, I have heard of people threading them internally and using a screw screwed into the pin to reassemble (not on gauges, but something else I can't recall). I agree with Bryan that it looks like a pin that has the end flared out holding it together 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zep Posted September 7, 2023 Author Share Posted September 7, 2023 The Marina gang coming in hot! 1 hour ago, kws said: if the pin is hollow, I have heard of people threading them internally and using a screw screwed into the pin to reassemble (not on gauges, but something else I can't recall). I agree with Bryan that it looks like a pin that has the end flared out holding it together I don't think it's hollow. It has a few mms of internal space at the end but probably not enough to thread. I'll put one in the drill press later and see if it wants to pop out. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GARDRB Posted September 8, 2023 Share Posted September 8, 2023 If the pin is covered you might be able to put a countersunk capscrew in there with a nut? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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