I did not see in the" Tech talk" a clock expert.....did I miss that ? Have a question about my clock in my 1950...if there are people on here that want to tackle it, great...let me know and I will fire away. Thanks.
Thx. The clock works great. Here is the story. The original wind up clock did not work. Bought a 1949 clock. Switched my " face" ( with the numbers on it ) with 1949 face. 1949 is brown, 1950 gray. 1950 "silver backing" also has "black minute markings", for lack of a better term , on it. 1949 does not. I want to switch the silver backing also. Question is how hard is it to take the clock hands off , switch the different backings, put it back together without messing up anything ? How are the hands attached ? I don't want to make a big problem of course. I want it to be authentic. Has anybody had to do this before ? Thx. BTW......I am keeping the non working one for parts..don't worry LOL
Yes, you can swap out the "silver" dial backing plate so you can use the 1950 one with the black markings.
1) unscrew the setting knob (hold the shaft with pliers).
2) straighten the rim of the front housing where it has been bent over the flange of the rear housing, and lift off the front housing along with the plastic dial that has the numbers on it.
3) Remove only the minute hand by pulling it straight up off the shaft. A pair of fine tweezers or pliers under the hub of the minute hand will help as it is very tight.
4) Do not attempt to remove the hour hand as it is permanently mounted to the hour gear under the plate. It and the gear it is attached to will come off with the silver plate after you remove the two screws visible on the front of the silver plate. Be careful to work the hour gear around the switch contact that will remain fastened on the rear housing.
The switch might have to be adjusted if it was bent while removing the hour hand, silver plate and hour gear. The main purpose of the switch is to stop the clock when the setting knob is pulled out to set the hands to the proper time. The switch has another important function. If the clock does not tick twice a second with a constant 6 volts connected to it, then pulling on the setting knob and releasing it go will close and then open switch to energize the electromagnet briefly to rotate the balance wheel to start the movement ticking.
Good luck!
Thank you ! I will let you know my progress. Sounds do able....I will be very patient and very careful.
Well....it did not work. The working 1949 clock was a Westclox. the non working 1950 was a Lux. The 1949 had the 2 screws on the silver face as you described, the 1950 did not ! The attachment of the clocks to the "box" was very different also on the back. Each had 3 attachment points, and the configuration on that was different, but the 1949 had 3 screws, the 1950 had tiny bolts. I was not about to go ahead with changing all that or to even THINK about it...not worth it. If I really get crazy, I will buy a working 1950 clock someday and switch it out. I am not all about winning awards or am a true 100% purist. I have a beautiful vehicle that is 90% original and with 22,500 miles, and everything works on it, and I am very happy with that. Thanks for the good advice !
Clement, I am sorry that I lost track of the fact that you had a wind up clock. The detailed instructions I gave are for an electric which won't do you any good. I am glad to hear about your 22,500 mile original 1950! Hope to see it sometime.
LOL...that is quite all right.....I thank you for your time....It's all good. It is interesting the subtle differences in manufacturers. There must have been tens of thousands of those clocks made during the production years....wonder how many exist ?
Thanks...my car was built in September, 1950 ( a late model ) in Baltimore plant. It is a model 50-1011. The paint is all original...showing scratches and wearing...but it is still beautiful..paint code is 432 Falcon Gray over Grecian Gray. It has the accessory hood bird ornament, bumper guards front and rear, compass, front fender gravel guards, etc.
The interior is all original with the exception of the front rubber floor mat being replaced. The engine compartment has been detailed over the years.
I purchased it last October from an older gentleman in Frederick , MD, whose health issues forced him to sell.
I love going to the local cruise nights and car shows here in my city ( Columbus, OH ) and thereabouts. It really sticks out...you just don't normally see these , from this era, that much anymore..they are out there, but the cars from 1970's and 1980's are the common ones we see here.
Thanks for the help....motor on !