Squeaky gauges! Any solutions?

[my3bugs]

you have to carefully open up the chrome bezel most of the way around till it comes off . i have used a small screwdriver to get started , then one of those tools to open paint cans " kinda hook shaped " is what i used to open em for cleaning ....

[67rustavenger]

When you remove the glass as described above.
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[Mrorangecrush77]

[Mrorangecrush77]

What is a safe cleaner as well?

Last cleaner I used on my fuel gauge messed with the background coloring. Trying to avoid that

[baldessariclan]

Good job! Since you've got it out and apart, you would probably benefit from reading through the following speedometer rebuild threads -- lots of good information and pointers in these!:

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=327535&

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...peedometer
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[Mrorangecrush77]

Survey says…..it works!

I very liberally applied grease everywhere grease should be, the old stuff was comparable to tar, no wonder it was having issues.

Secondly, a Square bit to drive screws works GREAT to test the speedo hole. It fit perfect and made it a bit easier to see if the gauge was making noice.

I used some lithium grease and sprayed it internally and I think I should be good to go for a while, a quick test drive and it worked fine!