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kent400:
Yes two teaspoons is the best method, position them so the underside of the spoons are resting on the dial face screws and provide the same pressure on both sides to avoid bending the needle pin.

Hope you put a large hose clip or clamp around the band before you lifted the edge of the base otherwise the band can be distorted and a blighter in the to re-crimp.

Good luck with them

simonster:
Cheers for all the advice. The two spoon method worked a treat. No I didn't use a clamp around the band, kent400. I just took it real steady with ascending sized flat drivers and was pretty pleased with the result. I can see how the clamp would make it less likely to damage the band and clock cone and will use that method on the rev counter and post the end results.

simonster:
Also, I used cling film over the face when I popped the needle. Same idea I know , but being the novice, made it easier to see what I was doing.

kent400:
Oh, cling film over the needle sounds quite a good suggestion. I just use a duster but I suspect needles have ended up in some interesting places, cat litter tray anyone?

Using a hose clip around the band before removal prevents the band bending outwards as it's removed, there's only about 3mm of the band folded over the base. If the band is bent outwards you end up with even less to fold back over the base.

On the larger CB750f type there's even less of the band folded over the base so even more essential to clamp the band before removal. Also a good method to use on those gauges were a bezel holds the glass. Bit more of a problem if the gauge isn't round, square ones are tricky but a hose clip can still be tightened and will more or less take the shape of the bezel.

Lobo:
Hi Peter..

Whilst you're here (!) can you perhaps pen a few words on how to fill / top up the damper pots in these instruments? My 750 speedo fluctuates +/- 5mph .... assume not normal, even for 1972.

Cheers,
Simon.

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