# autometer boost gauge

**URL:** <https://forums.speedlife.net/t/autometer-boost-gauge/128441>\
**Category:** SON240sx Automotive\
**Created:** [October 1, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/autometer-boost-gauge/128441 "2009-10-01T05:39:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![clarkpark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clarkpark/32/5747_2.png) [@clarkpark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/clarkpark)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 5:39am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/autometer-boost-gauge/128441/1 "2009-10-01T05:39:30Z")

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hey guys,  
so i dropped my autometer boost gauge(mechanical) on the floor and now it doesnt hit zero, it reads like +1 vacuum. anyway to fix it and make it hit zero? or should i just throw it out and buy a new one.

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**Author:** ![renegade141](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/ba8739/32.png) [@renegade141](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/renegade141)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 6:31am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/autometer-boost-gauge/128441/2 "2009-10-01T06:31:10Z")

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remove the front plastic cover, remove the needle and reposition it at zero.

it will most likely still give a proper reading because the spring tension doesn’t increase  
as boost goes up.

test it out on your car and see if it hits the same boost as what it was before

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**Author:** ![clarkpark](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/clarkpark/32/5747_2.png) [@clarkpark](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/clarkpark)\
**Post date:** [October 1, 2009, 9:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/autometer-boost-gauge/128441/3 "2009-10-01T09:15:41Z")

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thanks^^