Clocks spindles not sitting correctly

[Shady Pioneer]

Had my clocks out recently and put them back in today, however the spindles aren't sitting in the correct "0" positions, speedo, rev counter and fuel ones seem to be the problems.

I have opened the speedo front up and manually moved them to the correct position, but when I turn the ignition on they fall back a couple of mm. When I turn the car off and back on again, they spindles fall back another mm or 2.

Any ideas?

[sharki786]

Rewind them twice and put them to zero should work.
Or rewind twice then wind them forward and put to zero?

[tweed]

Don't think you moving them on the motor spline. Sounds like your just moving them on the motor. Push them to 0 so they stop them push them bit more so they spin on the spline.

[Shady Pioneer]

Sorry tweed but those instructions have confused the f**k out of me...

Rewind them twice and put them to zero should work.
Or rewind twice then wind them forward and put to zero?

Not going to hurt to give it a go.

[tweed]

If you push them gently to 0 they stop? (Won't turn any further) so push them but harder so the needle turns on the motor shaft.

If they fall back. Then you need to push them the other way.

So push it to max mph, etc.

[Shady Pioneer]

If you push them gently to 0 they stop? (Won't turn any further) so push them but harder so the needle turns on the motor shaft.

If they fall back. Then you need to push them the other way.

So push it to max mph, etc.

That made more sense. So I've just done all that and same thing is happening?

[Bellend]

Rewind a couple of times then put back to the stop/zero.

That's what I have always done and always worked.

[itavaltalainen]

take the needles off with two tea spoons, then replace them partially (don't push in fully), now turn anticlockwise GENTLY (you can hear how the stepper motor moves).
When you can no longer hear the motor move it's completely at the end.... now push the needles down so that they are just below 0.
has always worked for me when i put foil on them to "convert" my kmh speedo to mph.

[tweed]

take the needles off with two tea spoons, then replace them partially (don't push in fully), now turn anticlockwise GENTLY (you can hear how the stepper motor moves).
When you can no longer hear the motor move it's completely at the end.... now push the needles down so that they are just below 0.
has always worked for me when i put foil on them to "convert" my kmh speedo to mph.

That's what I said but still having the problems. You don't need to take them off.

[Shady Pioneer]

I've got the speedo and rev counter sorted now, but the fuel gauge won't play ball. You can only turn it so far left/right?