The red needles on the fuel and temperature gauges have fallen off their respective pins. Is this something that others have experienced? Are these gauges easily removed from the back of the dash panel noting that the temperature gauge uses a capillary tube and has to be handled very delicately so as not to pinch or break the liquid-filled tubing.Would these needles need to be 'crimped' on to the pins or glued?

The odometer (which stopped working) I read a very long time ago that there is a metal gear with 4 (I believe) pins on the gear and one or more broke off due to stress. Is that something that a pin can be drilled in or soldered to make the gear whole again? The trip odometer is also out; I'm guessing that there is some connection with the odometer itself.

I'm finally getting the time to address all of this and need to know where/how to start.

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Both gauges are removable (but Temp Gauge will still be connected to car through capillary sense tube, so replacing Needle onto pivot will have to be done in the car), but simply replacing the Needles back onto the gauge pivot shouldn't be too difficult a job...the most difficult part will be removing the hardware behind the Instrument Panel...Fuel Gauge, once all the wires are removed, can be done on the bench, then reinstalled into the car...I just hope the Needles didn't fall into the Instrument...in that case, the Instrument Panel would need to come out...doable, but a much more involved job...but if you have issues with the Odo, then it would be time to do that also...

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