Fix or Repair Your Classic Car Clock (Part 3) Worn Out Bearing

[@Ecto1dx]

Anyone looking to perform this type of repair themselves should drill out the hole and install a brass bushing. Steel on steel won't last long. The spring barrel pivot will wear away to nothing complicating future repairs.

[@RODALCO2007]

Great repair.

[@ianodeon3459]

Very useful. Thanks.

[@madmanmapper]

Couldn't you just have filled the hole with a hard solder, like nickel solder, and drilled a new hole in that?

[@KenthGustafsson300]

Have a lincoln 1960 clock and must fix same bearing as you but a question. How long runs a clock before rewinding...my clock only works about 5-sec. something is wrong?

[@steelcantuna]

I think about 1.5 to 2 minutes between "pops." Maybe the "points" aren't getting enough "juice" to make a good "pop." Or, maybe you need a touch of wd40 or a light weight oil on the that part of the little spring "arm" that moves away when the points touch. Good luck.

[@derekr7814]

Dont do what he did. Send it to me and I can repair it PROPERLY. I do this for a living. What is done is this video is called botching.

[@luciendebeer5574]

I have a El camino 10984 clock, it runs 10 minutes a day to fast, what can I do about that?

[@steelcantuna]

I thought I already showed the "adjustment lever" in one of my clock videos. Its been years since I made or watched them. There is an advance & retard "lever." You just have to experiment with it, moving it up & down in tiny, tiny increments.

[@racer67]

Do you have a video about how to oil the clock? I have a 67 impala and my clock isnt working.

[@steelcantuna]

Professional clock repair guys would hate me for saying this, but... A generousness amount of WD-40 works very well for me. Be careful around the tinny spring(s) not to damage anything.

[@racer67]

Michael Powell -thanks for the info! I would much rather keep the clock original instead of converting it to quarts.

[@davidbostock6776]

Ditto about the Professionals having a hissy fit over WD-40. Better would be viewing youtube videos on clock lubrication, which may not be your problem. WD-40 or any lubrication on the hairspring is a HUGE NO clock may still tick (maybe not) but you will have invented a whole new kind of time.

[@derekr7814]

@@racer67 send it to me. I can fix it PROPERLY

[@derekr7814]

@@steelcantuna you're right. We do hate you for saying wd40. Clock oil is available on ebay. Literally anything is better than wd40. You've botched this car clock in a horrible way.

[@bobcook9030]

Please DON'T do this! Clint would say this is a total "cluster****"

[@derekr7814]

Please do not do this!!!!! Send it to a professional like myself or someone else who can fix it PROPERLY. I myself specialize in unique clock repair such as these.

[@notny411]

what is the proper way to fix this?

[@grivolas2144]

@@notny411 The proper way is to reem out the bearing and press in a new one of the correct size. Very easy to do. Just look up clock repair on youtube.