How to restore a seized rotary dial

[@hazeldivine7777]

Thank you so much! Your video was so helpful when I was cleaning an old vintage phone that looks like yours. I have never taken anything apart like I did and sometimes I didn’t know what I was doing but I figured it out and I actually enjoyed it. 😊

[@kadensmodifications]

Glad to hear it!

[@matthewjh138]

Ooo nice! That’s really neat! Great vid

[@kadensmodifications]

Cashing in on the restoration vids I mean wha-

[@barbaramcnally1679]

Any advice, I have the exact same problem with the spring seized up. Plus I want to remove and clean under the clear numbers plate without breaking the plastic. Any suggestions?

[@kadensmodifications]

Probably do the same thing I did in this video Oil will usually fix the seized part, but if you want to really clean it you should remove the dial plates

[@Inflec]

Pro tip: There is a tiny hole in the fingerwheel located directly over the locking tab that holds it in place. Instead of futzing with a screwdriver to release it you can unbend one end of a paperclip and push it through the hole which will force the tab down to where you can free the wheel with much less risk of damage to the plastic parts. BTW, good job on the repair. Now I'd like to see you do the same thing to an Automatic Electric dial. Those things have a different governing mechanism that is notoriously prone to sticking/binding at the worm gear, which is not amenable to any sort of oil. Maybe some sort of dry grease exists which would work but I haven't been able to find anything so far.

[@kadensmodifications]

Thank you Honestly I never noticed that, I looked and had a revelation this morning lol And I guess we will see I haven't had any interest in fixing those But maybe someone will send me one to fix at some point and I can see what happens

[@dakotahsmith5480]

9 and 0 on my rotary phone won’t rotate to the finger stop….not sure what my issue is..

[@kadensmodifications]

Definitely needs oil probably

[@amym1106]

I’d be afraid of breaking mine or forgetting how to put it together!

[@kadensmodifications]

For me it was fairly straightforward (I’ve done pocket watch repair) However taking apart a tone dial is a whole other story Especially if they put tamper proof screws on

[@BELLVIEW285]

Would you be interested in me mailing you two princess phones dated 1965 and reassembling the springs? I will gladly pay you.

[@kadensmodifications]

Sure I'd love to do that I have contact info in my about area if you'd like to connect