I fixed all the gauges w/ the method i posted earlier...that method will work.

As far as how the needles lose their configuration i dont know...if i did i wouldnt have had to fix them . but you definatly need to mark them b4 you take them out or you will need one of those computer programs or the method i used above to fix them. took me a while driving around to get the speedo just right but it worked and is now exact...more exact then how it came from the factory i think personally. The tach was simple and the temp and gas was too.