Rebuild my clock
#2
Le Mans Master
Are you looking to keep it original for judging or looking to get to functioning? If it's the latter, get a quartz replacement from any one of the large vendors. The swap out of the movement is pretty quick. Jerry
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Greg (10-18-2023)
#3
Just another Corvette guy
This ^^^^
And it will keep working.
I've repaired the original works a few times but sooner or later they all fail again. It's just the nature of the design with the arcing points starter.
I install a quartz movement in all my Corvettes. They all keep perfect time.
And it will keep working.
I've repaired the original works a few times but sooner or later they all fail again. It's just the nature of the design with the arcing points starter.
I install a quartz movement in all my Corvettes. They all keep perfect time.
#4
Le Mans Master
try it yourself.. not hard..
still ticking here trick is to use clock oil after cleaning
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ck-repair.html
still ticking here trick is to use clock oil after cleaning
https://www.corvetteforum.com/forums...ck-repair.html
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Hopper12 (10-18-2023)
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Another vote for the quartz movement. The convertion is easy and lasts. Mines been keeping perfect time for nearly 30 years now.
#6
Burning Brakes
clock repair
Here's my post from 2020 showing everything you need to do it yourself.
Original Clock Repair - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Original Clock Repair - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
#7
Le Mans Master
Here's my post from 2020 showing everything you need to do it yourself.
Original Clock Repair - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
Original Clock Repair - CorvetteForum - Chevrolet Corvette Forum Discussion
#8
Safety Car
clock rebuild
I just rebuilt my 69 clock yesterday with a quartz conversion kit I got from baire's in PA. nice and easy. took more time to get the case apart than to convert it. if you can read instructions and interpret a drawing you're good to go. did the same years ago when rebuilding my 78 pace car. clock still worked when I sold it 10 years later.