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W113 Pagoda SL Group => Body, interior, paint, chrome, and cosmetic items => Topic started by: ChrisInNashville on June 25, 2015, 00:42:52

Title: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: ChrisInNashville on June 25, 2015, 00:42:52

Note how the hour hand lags about 1/3 hour from where it should be relative to the minute hand.

Do I even dare try to fix it myself?   Any ideas short of sending it off for repair?

Title: Re: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: Jonny B on June 25, 2015, 01:43:51

Wow, I sure don't understand what you are typing about here. The clock looks fine, how is it ⅓ behind??
Okay, got it! It was a "recover from travel day" yesterday.....

Title: Re: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: 66andBlue on June 25, 2015, 01:49:54

Jon,
take a look again. Is it ~ 7:17 as the minute hand shows or ~ 7:47 according to the hour hand?
So, which hand is off??

Title: Re: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: Cees Klumper on June 25, 2015, 04:52:48

probably one of the hands is loose on its 'axle'. If you can pry the chrome crimp ring off (not sure whether you can open up the clock from the back any other way) then I would venture an attempt myself to re-affix it to the axle/spindle. If that fails you can send it off to Palo Alto Speedometer or another shop.

Title: Re: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: ChrisInNashville on June 25, 2015, 08:16:15

Yeah Jon, note the minute had is quarter past the hour, but the hour hand is not.  It does beg the question - which is off - but either way, they're out of sync.  Was hoping to avoid another send off to Palo Alto, but that might be better than breaking it.  Unless someone really advises against it, I may tinker with it this weekend  :o

Title: Re: Hour Hand out of alignment a few clicks
Post by: enochbell on June 25, 2015, 10:30:23

You can adjust the hands to bring them back in the proper relative position...it does not matter which you move and there is no way to know which one is "off".  Just move them manually, and be careful not to touch the face of the clock so as to not leave any oil from your fingers behind.

Best,
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