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There's a really easy trick for getting the needle off without putting any force on the dial face - it's not completely foolproof, but it does have a significantly higher chance of working the older the gauge is. Having removed the mechanism from the case, you then hold the mechanism in one cupped hand so that you can hold the aluminium disc steady with the fingers of that hand (so you can stop it rotating). The take hold of the centre of the needle with the other hand and try to rotate it while you hold the alumium disc steady - pull gently as you rotate and the needle will come off in your h

I would also advise to remove the rear rubber gasket and wash it in soapy water - oil/grease will, over time, turn this into black soup

Thanks for the vote of confidence, Niel Send me a pm Rob, if you want to hear what I can do, cheers Richard

Could be wear in the bearing where the pointer shaft sits in the rotating magnet - this is (as far as I know) only repairable by replacement of the input shaft/magnet assembly. +/- 5mph does sound a bit extreme for this though. If you exclude other causes (e.g cable pushed too far into the rear) you can check by taking the mechanism out of the case and feeling the slack by “waggling” the aluminium disc. If it moves by more than a mm or so, then it could be the cause.

Does your solid state regulator have a fuse on the top (under the cover)? I had one of these fail on me because the fuse holder melted - according to the supplier this had never happened before, though he only charged me £5 to repair it.

Hi Paul, I still have stock of NOS TR6 (CP) speedometers - send me a PM if interested, cheers Richard Powney

I can highly recommend Dave Hodgson's (Speedoheads) parts - he has a high focus on parts that fit and are of good quality and supplies bezels and glass as well as seals (and even the correct fixing nuts for TR3 gauges), all at reasonable prices.