reset rpm gauge on 08 altima

Next step then is to Ing. on motor off, remove the needle as it is just pushed on the pin and reseat it in the correct position. You may have loosened it up when it moved the first time and now it's not completly seated on the pin.

Is that a delicate procedure? Anything I need to be extra careful about? Don't want to break something else in the process of fixing it

Pull staright up on the needle at the center. A metal fork works in a pinch to get under it at the center and lift.

I tried pulling at the center of the needle. It doesn't come off easily. Is the needle sitting fairly tight on the pin? Lurch you seem to be very knowledgeable about this. Have you done this yourself on a Nissan? Thanks for your input so far.

No not a nissan but all analog guages are put together this way with the stencial or back ground and needles placed on the pins. You can try and reset it again and then push down on it to see if it came off the pin alittle when you bumped it.

I finally got it to work. It is a somewhat delicate procedure to take off the needle and even more to put it back on without moving it in the process. My advice to anybody who will have to do that as well: take your time and don't bend the pin that turns the needle, it's only about a 1/32" in diameter. Kept an eye on the gauge for the last couple days to make sure it's fixed before posting this. Thank you lurch228."Good judgment comes from experience. Experience comes from poor judgment."

-unknown

Your welcome.