Installed a clock kit this weekend!!!!
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Installed a clock kit this weekend!!!!
A friend (petty44 on the forum, 75 convertible) of mine and I installed a Quartz clock kit in my 71 this weekend. Not very hard but the directions that came with the clock were a little weak. It came in a nice box with Corvette emblems on the outside but the directions had a picture of some old square clock probally out of a Impala or something like that. We finally figured out that some of the old gears need to be used. Put everything back together and used a 12 volt power supply I have to test and it works GREAT. Then we noticed that the second had was not "ticking" like a quartz clock should do so we figured that Ecklers or Borg ( the kit maker..you will be assimulated) messed up and sent the more expensive "original movement" kit. I would have bought this kit but the quartz is cheaper. So now I have a working clock with original movement. YEA :D :yesnod: :lol:
Changed all the light bulb for the center guages too. Might as well while I had the dash apart. I am sooooooo happy. Only problem is my setting rod threads for the **** are stripped. If anyone has an old clock laying around with this rod and wants to get rid of it I'll take it off your hands.
John
Changed all the light bulb for the center guages too. Might as well while I had the dash apart. I am sooooooo happy. Only problem is my setting rod threads for the **** are stripped. If anyone has an old clock laying around with this rod and wants to get rid of it I'll take it off your hands.
John
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Re: Installed a clock kit this weekend!!!! (theandies)
John........Just did the same job on mine. But I ended up buying a complete clock with new quartz movement already installed from an E-bay auction. The seller was Corvette Central. Ended up paying $74.00 (and no shipping).
I noticed the same with my second hand movement in the new clock. The second hand "sweeps" vs. "ticks". No complaints either!! I didn't look into the guts of the removed clock, but I heard broken parts (most likely the spring) inside the casing.
Actually having a working clock in the car might end up being a bad thing :eek: , as I will really see how much (quality) time I am spending behind the wheel. Most likely won't be able to test that assumption til next spring though :cry :flag
I noticed the same with my second hand movement in the new clock. The second hand "sweeps" vs. "ticks". No complaints either!! I didn't look into the guts of the removed clock, but I heard broken parts (most likely the spring) inside the casing.
Actually having a working clock in the car might end up being a bad thing :eek: , as I will really see how much (quality) time I am spending behind the wheel. Most likely won't be able to test that assumption til next spring though :cry :flag
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Re: Installed a clock kit this weekend!!!! (72LT1Steve)
Maybe the quartz clock sweeps but every quartz clock I have ever seen has that tick to it. I like it though. It keeps excellent time, I drove mine to work this morning and the clock with right on this morning. I think I paid $50 something for the kit. I had the same problem with my original clock. I took the center dash out a few years ago to install carpet and thought while I was in ther I might as well try to fix the clock. When I took the back off of it some very small pieces fell on the floor....ugh. I am going to keep the old one "just in case".
John
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Re: Installed a clock kit this weekend!!!! (theandies)
I fixed my original clock in the 1972 last weekend, and the spring/cam and gears in the original clock works have a definite "tick" Part of the problem as the points were worn out, and the second must have been from the factory because the +12 volt "arm" had too much play and was shorting out into the clock gears. So.... a little solder to rebuild the point, dremel tool cutting to re-shape the arm, and some tuner cleaner/lubricant for the gear, and the clock is working better than installed from the factory. Cost me about $0.27 in electricity, solder and tuner cleaner :yesnod: :smash:
