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The Cars => 1967 Shelby GT350/500 => Topic started by: rbarkley on January 26, 2018, 01:53:44 PM

Title: Cleaning the Stewart - Warner Amperes Gauge
Post by: rbarkley on January 26, 2018, 01:53:44 PM
I am cleaning up and painting the under-dash Stewart-Warner instrument cluster and was wondering if you can clean the inside of the amperes gauge glass?
I removed all the nuts on the back side, but see no way of getting to the glass.   Can you remove the chrome ring rim without breaking the glass or aluminum casing?

Thanks
Ron
Title: Re: Cleaning the Stewart - Warner Amperes Gauge
Post by: Bob Gaines on January 26, 2018, 04:12:36 PM
Quote from: rbarkley on January 26, 2018, 01:53:44 PM
I am cleaning up and painting the under-dash Stewart-Warner instrument cluster and was wondering if you can clean the inside of the amperes gauge glass?
I removed all the nuts on the back side, but see no way of getting to the glass.   Can you remove the chrome ring rim without breaking the glass or aluminum casing?

Thanks
Ron
The short version is that you have to peel back the backside edge of the chrome ring to take it off to clean the face, glass, and or change a damaged trim ring. It is tedious work. I made a fixture to sit the gauge into while I carefully peeled/bent back the backside edge.
Title: Re: Cleaning the Stewart - Warner Amperes Gauge
Post by: rbarkley on January 27, 2018, 10:34:22 AM
Thanks Bob!  That sounds like a lot of work.  I will clean them the best that I can and leave it at that!