I've also broken a shaft. I repaired it by sliding a sleeve over it of very
thin tubing and brazing it. If you have a stubborn needle that won't come off
easily I had some luck by prying the sheet metal cover off. This enables you to
get at the casting that is on the shaft and holds the needle. It has a small
hole in it that will fit a pin. Support the casting on each side a use the pin
to drift the shaft out. Involved but easier than fixing a broken shaft.
Grant
50 Chevy 3100
52 GMC 150
Carlos Madero wrote:
> Several recent comments refer to problems with broken needle shafts. What
> is the proper way to remove and install the needle in the shaft? I have
> collected two other speedometers at the salvage yard, one from an early '70s
> Chevy pickup and the other from a mid 80's Volvo. The mechanisms appears to
> have the little mounting screws and the odometer face in the same position
> as the AD truck, but I have not removed the needles for fear of breaking the
> shafts.
>
> Carlos
> '53 3100
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
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