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Nickj · 05-08-2020, 10:59 AM

As the shaft doesn't stick out of the needle a puller isn't going to be much help, then if the stepper motor is shot then it doesn't matter too much if you do just tug it off. If it isn't then you might break something in which case the steppers are going to be fairly standard items, it's just finding which 'standard'. I guess any instrument panel that uses steppers, a good car cluster repairer ought to have these as off the shelf parts.
I did swap one out from an acccident damaged cluster to fix a speedo on a 750IE and the needles did pull off fairly easily(ish)
The lights are from memory SMD LED's so tiny surface soldered items with a light guide up to the coloured lens.
Yes they are replaceable but removing and refitting SMD's is a right PIA, again a cluster repairer could probably do this or someone good with mini hot air blowers and tiny soldering irons in the electronics industry ought to be able to.

I'd find someone to do it for you

05-08-2020, 10:59 AM	#11
Nickj Too much time on my hands member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Forest Of Dean Bike: S2r Posts: 3,189	As the shaft doesn't stick out of the needle a puller isn't going to be much help, then if the stepper motor is shot then it doesn't matter too much if you do just tug it off. If it isn't then you might break something in which case the steppers are going to be fairly standard items, it's just finding which 'standard'. I guess any instrument panel that uses steppers, a good car cluster repairer ought to have these as off the shelf parts. I did swap one out from an acccident damaged cluster to fix a speedo on a 750IE and the needles did pull off fairly easily(ish) The lights are from memory SMD LED's so tiny surface soldered items with a light guide up to the coloured lens. Yes they are replaceable but removing and refitting SMD's is a right PIA, again a cluster repairer could probably do this or someone good with mini hot air blowers and tiny soldering irons in the electronics industry ought to be able to. I'd find someone to do it for you __________________ "The final measure of any rider's skill is the inverse ratio of his preferred Traveling Speed to the number of bad scars on his body." Song of the sausage creature Last edited by Nickj; 05-08-2020 at 11:02 AM..