ronarndt

note little screw in ****

The **** for the adjusting stem fell off my clock (replaced April 2016) and lodged on top of my radio. Fortunately I noticed it before it fell on the floor or fell through the console. However, after spending a half hour trying to re-fasten it by turning it back on, I got the old clock and found there is an extremely small hollow screw that holds the **** in place. I used the old one to fix the new clock, but suspect vibrations will cause the **** to fall off again. I looked everywhere for the missing screw and cannot find it. It's probably down inside the console. Does anyone know a parts source that might have this little part?

Easy Mike

My **** replacement kit came with the set screw.

ronarndt

Thanks- It did not occur to me there was a kit for just the ****. Found it on Eckler's for $12
RA

Alan 71

Hi ra,
There originally was a small place plastic 'tube' that slid on the clock's stem before the **** and screw were put in place.

Besides being an 'appearance item', it may have put a little tension on the **** and screw which may of helped in keeping the screw tight?
Regards,
Alan

71VetteLover

And NEVER use LocTite on that teensy tiny screw. If anything use a tiny bit of RTV or something else that never gets hard.

ronarndt

Yeah- my first thought was to LockTite it. Then I realized I would never be able to remove the screw to get the clock out of the instrument panel.

ronarndt

Thanks, Alan. That little plastic tube has disappeared long ago before I got the car. I may see if I can find a piece of tubing the right size and make one to replace it. I think you are right about it putting tension to help keep things tight.
RA

7T1vette

Proper sized piece of shrink tubing....

Bergerboy

Interesting.
Does the plastic tubing section go through the hole in the bezel?
Or does it butt up against the bezel surface around the hole?


My clock stem has been broken so it is almost flush to the bezel.
I bought a replacement **** and screw first, but realized the stem's threaded area was the part broken off.
I have a replacement stem now, but will need to wait until my next "opportunity" to take the whole cluster bezel off, to work on the clock.
I'm hoping my clock will keep time once I can adjust it. It runs, and I've heard that the mechanism has a self-adjusting feature, that speeds or slows the clock based on you adjusting the time manually several times.
Anxious to test that out!

Alan 71

Hi Bb,
The plastic sleeve inserts into the hole in the gauge bezel. It's a 'slip-fit'.
Shrink tubing is too thin walled and doesn't work as a satisfactory replacement material.

The original clocks do have a 'regulator' mechanism.
The clock will regulate itself if you advance or retard the hands 3 minutes or more.
Be careful when advancing the hands to not go past the time you want to set… returning to that time would negate the advance moving the hands forward would have triggered.
Regards,
Alan