Clock Repair Tip; Taking a Grandfather movement out of its case! A requested subscriber video.

[@jimw1615]

UPDATE: (Jan 14, 2024) I've watched your videos on grandfather clock work (along with a host of other KZbin videos on the subject). Today, I took the movement (which I had earlier removed from the clock) and cleaned and oiled it. I took my time and the work progressed without a hitch. Upon completion, I reinstalled the movement, face, weights, and pendulum. The clock now chimes all three tunes, gongs and accurately keeps time without any problems. Most of my time spent on this project involved watching KZbin videos and taking notes on the subject before I started anything else. The cleaning and oiling work really is very straight forward. Oh, and I did find using toothpicks would work but the force required to clean old oil out of the "shaft journals" caused the toothpicks to splinter or break. Toothpick wood is too soft for this work. A sharpened, small-diameter dowel with small pieces of old T-shirt is great for the cleaning work. ORIGINAL COMMENT: The movement you have on your clock is very similar to the one in my 1982 Ridgeway Grandfather 3-chime, 3-weight, chain-driven Clock with a Urgos UW 32 570 D movement. The clock face and moon dial are identical to mine. My clock movement uses a single 6.2-pound weight along with two (2) 4.6-pound weights and a 35" long pendulum with 6.5" dia. bob. I've taken the movement out of the clock case to clean and oil it with the intent of restoring the gong and chime functions. The process of removing the movement from your clock case is identical to that for mine except it uses tapered pins to hold the clock face to the movement. Thank you for the straightforward, nicely shot (great lighting, angles and audio) video on the subject.

[@sputnik4216]

Oh, one more thing THANK YOU for the weight placement instuctions! That bugged me ever since I brought this one home! I had the heavy one in the middle, now I see very bad to wear things out faster!

[@BobCorwin]

thanks, couldn't have got that movement out without you, my clock guy will deliver and install it for me after he services it...

[@richardgodlove9662]

Great video, I just purchased a used Sligh and I'm looking to understand the maintenance requirements, this was pure gold, thank you.

[@THOMMGB]

Thank you for this useful information. I've got a much simpler, less fancy Grandfather clock. It's probably from the 1960's. According to the sticker inside the door, it was last serviced in December, 1971. I wanted to see how to take the movement out and get some advice on how the three weights are arranged.

[@MarkSWilliams27]

Thanks, I just acquired a Howard Miller clock from 1978 with an Urgos movement. I wasn't quite sure how to remove it for inspection and service.

[@sputnik4216]

Hi, Thanks for showing this. Now I'm not afraid to get started on my clock. What are they and what is the purpose of the two steel arms on either side of the hammers? Nothing seems to touch these and I don't see why they are there on these mechanisms. Are they for shipping lockdowns or something?

[@Troupee-Lennon]

Fantastic demonstration you make it look easy i have a Question please i have 5 grandfather clocks all working one of them i have a problem in pulling up are winding the center weight it doesn't hold its wind weight i have take weight off hold da chain and kinda pull bit fast to get it hold then i puts back weight while holding tension on chain ....is there something worn-out i need replacing other that it's chiming away keeping perfect timing much appreciated great video thanks 😀👍

[@JRCLOCKER]

It sounds like you need a winding click repaired. You might want to Google "clock repair near me"

[@PauloCosta-rp4qb]

I got stuck in 3:20, which is a part in which you mention that there are latches that fit into the grooves to hold the dial. Yet, you did not show how you took it out. From the easiness with which you took them out it seems to be quite straight forward to do. Yet. I am stuck on that part. I even took the dial / movement block out of the cabinet and tried to take the latches out of the grooves. They look like small black toothpicks that would be easy to pull off from the grooves. Yet, all four in my clock are stuck. I tried to pull with pliers to no avail. Either I am missing something very basic or my latches are different (you did not show it in the video). It might be that they are corroded. Any ideas / suggestions on how to remove these latches? Is there anything I must press and/or pull to remove it? BTW, this video is more than 3 years old and still helps a lot of people. Thank you very much for doing it!!

[@bones007able]

My clock is cable driven so my mount is different... I have 1 bolt on each side of the movement on top... my chime does not stop, found the rack with the teeth will not stop at the end it just pops back up and will not latch the cam , just started doing this out of the blue ?....

[@jeffbeatman6948]

This is so interesting. I have a 1976 Colonial Grandmother clock. I just replaced a broken right chain on it and everything works now but it won't chime the hour. It chimes the quarter, half and three quarters but not the hour. Did I mess something up when I removed the works?

[@SuperWoodyboy]

You mixed up the weights....heaviest weight is usually on the right (chiming) NEXT HEAVIEST is for the clock itself...lightest is for the hour, quarter and half COUNTS.....try that

[@thomasmoore9669]

Wear gloves handling the weights / pendulum and dial so you don't cause them to tarnish over time !!!

[@JRCLOCKER]

True and I do when dealing with a customer's clock. This one is mine! If you look at every video on my channel, when I am working on a clients movement (after cleaning) I wear gloves.

[@irmacamp46]

@@JRCLOCKERbeautiful clock’s. Your definitely have valuable information. Thank you for sharing.

[@alfredoaltamirano8381]

Thank you for sharing this video sir.

[@V.G.F.]

Nice.

[@SuperWoodyboy]

NOTE: not all grandfather clocks have a dial that removes from the front...mine is only removable from the back after the movement is removed..

[@JRCLOCKER]

I posted a second video with a clock I believe like your. kzbin.info/www/bejne/kJy7m5yhpr-mmbs

[@jeffdennie4537]

Thank you

[@firealarm2903_]

I wanted to hear the chime

[@YarnKilla54]

What if there’s a mask over the face? And all you want to do is remove the face? How do you get the mask off after removing the four screws?

[@LandonLull]

When you want to take those movements out, first you want to take those four weird v nuts and loosen them and there will be two screws that hold the movement in, only loosen those a little bit but don’t take them out, once the screws are loosened to as loose as they can go without coming out, you are going to remove the four screws just like you said and then you want to take the board that the movement is on, then with it loose, push it as back as it can go,(which is only 1.5 inches I believe), then start pulling that wood outer frame down but when you get to the part where the hands go, with the movement loose but (Still Attached), your going to push on the dial so it leans back, remember (screws that hold the movement are under the seat board for the movement, with the screws as loose as they can go, take the outer dial frame and wiggle it until it’s past the hand post, once that is done that is taken care of, next, there are four slim metal things on the sides of the movement, those are holding in the poles that come out of the back of the dial. The top two slide toward each other and the bottom two that are located near the two side cable drums of the movement those go up but before you slide those two bottom pins, hold on to the dial so it won’t fall, once the dial is secured or kept There, slide those two pins up and your dial is free, once that is done, make sure the dial is in a very safe spot. Next the two screws for the movement that you had to loosen to tilt the movement back, loosen those all the way and then the movement will just pull up and out. Hope this helps -Landon

[@svsantoshkumar]

Sir, in my clock, the wheels where chain is mounted, have gone loose, and are rotating freely. How can they be repaired ? It's the same kind of clock and the machine as well.

[@JRCLOCKER]

Please send pictures and info to [e-mail]

[@davidlautwein1338]

I have a question I have a 1983 grandfather clock the 3rd hand is not center it's leaning down I can pick it up and it falls back down and it works but it won't stay in the middle how do I fix it

[@JRCLOCKER]

Hi David, don’t quite understand what you mean by the third hand. Is it the second hand in its own little place on the dial? Please send pictures to my email address [e-mail].

[@SuperWoodyboy]

JUST needs to be secured by pushing it back on firmly,,,make sure you are getting on the STEM.....coming from the movement

[@yolandarodriguez9644]

How do you take the hour hand off it has a washer that's hard to come off

[@JRCLOCKER]

Hi, this car doesn’t have a washer that holds the hour hand on. It is just a pressure fit hand. Let me know the maker and any model numbers on your movement so I can help you more.

[@SuperWoodyboy]

usually not a washer but a nut that screws on

[@garynaskrent7500]

What makes the right and left weights not go down as quick as the center weight does?

[@JRCLOCKER]

Your clock is not chiming all the time. Sounds like it needs service.

[@georgemcpeek4592]

I have a seth thomas with the face of clock is recessed in the clock and not mounted on the outside..how would I get the face out with out taken the whole thing apart

[@SuperWoodyboy]

Release the face from inside...likely 4 posts from the movement...just slide the levers on the sides of the movement to release the face....take the movement out like he shows then the face can be removed from the inside of the clock case....sometimes there are small strips of wood screwed over the face from the back to secure it in the case....

[@richardmcdougal93]

Hello.I have a Henchel Grandfather clock.Would removing the movement be the same procedure

[@darklunchbox7974]

Hey Jim quick question? Does the moon dial on a Grandfather clock have to be hooked up for the clock to work??

[@JRCLOCKER]

No, they don’t have to be hooked up for the clock to work. But they have to be completely unhooked or completely hooked for the clock to work. Example; if it’s only half taken apart, it could be dragging on the hour hand tube.

[@mikebacch4243]

Please use gloves when touching any brass on the clock. Oil from your hands will damage any brass - be sure to wear gloves.

[@JRCLOCKER]

This movement was about to be taken apart, and cleaned. We use gloves when we put it back together

[@mikepreuss4790]

my grandmother clock the pendulum will not continue to work

[@JRCLOCKER]

You might want to Google "clock repair near me"

[@jvpferguson]

Any idea what size the extensions springs are for the hammers that strikes the chimes are?

[@JRCLOCKER]

Hi, I don’t understand your question could you elaborate. Thanks

[@WilliamCurry-bh3dk]

mmy question is im Pa how does this work

[@JRCLOCKER]

Hi, Please add details. Not sure what you are asking.

[@patrickrosencrancerosencra5703]

Youur not open sundays are you

[@JRCLOCKER]

We are by appointment only.

[@patrickrosencrancerosencra5703]

How about monday at about 1030

[@JRCLOCKER]

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[@JRCLOCKER]

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[@patrickrosencrancerosencra5703]

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[@michaelarcher7725]

Like watching paint dry.

[@davegalea6689]

These are Modern rubbish clocks. The old Antique ones are better.

[@JRCLOCKER]

I don’t look down on any clocks. The old ones are great but they’re not making them anymore.