Mid-year Clock Dis-assembly

[Anthony S.]

I got the clock out the the 66 dash easily enough....but after searching the discussion boards I am left unsat. How does one take apart the clock? I need to get to the gears and also into the face to clean it up. thx Tony

[Stuart F.]

Re: Mid-year Clock Dis-assembly

t sure if the 66 is like a 63, but if it is, you need to pry open the three pinched sections that crimp the housing onto the front. You must do that very carefully, and no one makes a good tool for this that I know of. I found the worst part to be removing/replacing the hands. Speaking of hands, mine aren't too good for that kind of delecate work anymore. The pros do it right all day long, but then you pay them enough to make them rich too.

Stu Fox

[Joe R.]

Re: Mid-year Clock Dis-assembly

To remove the movement of the mid year clocks one must remove the knob on the adjusting stem by holding the shaft/stem with sidecutters and turning the knob counterclockwise. Then the connecter on the back must be removed using a 5/16" socket.

Then using a screwdriver pry up the tabs on the side of the housing.

The movement will be exposed. Using an ultrasonic cleaner the movement can be cleaned. Then obtain some oil used by watchmakers to lube each moving pivot for each gear.

The face can be cleaned or silkscreened as needed and the pointers can be cleaned and painted the correct color.

Check the points and burnish them clean with your Dremel tool.

After this the movement can be adjusted correctly by an electronic timing device. If you don't have one I'm sure your closest jeweler will let you borrow his.

Reassembly is a snap by just reversing the above procedure.

Good luck. Your investment to do one clock should be in the thousands after buying all the equipment but you will quickly recover your investment since you are going to get rich repairing clocks at a $100.00 a pop.

JR

PS. You might want to just borrow the silkscreen & ultrasonic equipment also. It will keep your cost down.