How to get Your Anniversary Clock Running Again 

So nice of you joshy kj. I try to make it simple and help understand their clocks better.

Thank you AB. I started out with the attitude of, it's broke and if I can fix it, then I am proud.

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Yes, they do look scary to the new person, but really very easy to work on. Thanks for stopping in jon ohara Orchard watch and clock repairs

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Well thank you and thanks to see what I have been up to Mark.

You are very welcome Bradford Needham. Glad to help and thanks for watching my video

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Hello Stephanie Pooch, the clock is still running great, just getting the time speed right for now.

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You are so welcome! and a good find at Goodwill.

Thank you Richard. they were a Diamond it the rough and turned out beautiful in the end

I like the glass covered ones the best. Sometimes I get one with a plastic cover, but love the looks of the works, so I take a glass cover from another cheap looking clock and exchange them with each other. Thank you so much for checking Geppetto out Bubbles Butterfly, lol.

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I watched you video on the springs and I put on some gloves and pulled one apart, cleaned and oiled it with the spring oil I have. Not so bad to do.

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Thank you Frankie

There are a few, very nice battery clocks out there that look like a real Wind up Anniversary Clock. But I still say the same thing as you.

Thanks for the info Nigelnightmare

The key wind clocks work well for around 20 years, then the lube around the spring gets thicker and slows the clock down to a stop. And the thin spring wire can not handle to much banging around. So if this clock isn't in the right place or moved a lot, then yes, they will break or stop working.

Is it battery operated? Not sure what could be wrong with it unless I took a look at it. They are nice to just look at in your decor because they are uneek.

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You are right and taking a little more time with this clock to get the best results. Thanks so much for the great comment and also thanks for watching Timothy Sheridan

Yes it is Elegant Homestead, and I do hope to see a video of the cuckoo clock you have and how well I made my video, to see if you can fix yours, lol. You have a great three or four days Elegant

Hey Lorraine 64. Most the time with these clocks, you have to level them so the bottom point of the pendulum sides are not touching anything. I have a few battery ones with the little wire that holds the pendulum up. You can not have any drag on that type of pendulum. I hope this helps you a bit Lorraine

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Yes you must have been blessed Del-Rio. but are you sure the kids threw the clock or your ex? Anyhow, now you have know kids with you and you can go out and buy yourself a new or old clock for your house in Texas.

Very true I wish the kid would have tossed her instead LOL just kidding. I was home and the toss happened by the kid. I will have a nice clock in both places.

Too keep running, watch your timing of where it ticks. To keep the correct time, on top of the pendulum there is a dial that you turn, the + sign is for faster and the - sign is for slower. All clocks take some patience and if need be, walk away for 10 minutes and come back and get-er-done.

Well Hello Doug Sweener. Thank you for watching my video and checking my channel out today.

I know a bit to keep myself afloat and if I get stumped, I start researching what I need to do Grant.

It's a bit hard to flush the spring, might be easier to use a syringe to push the cleaning fluid in, then let it soak. And the same with soapy water to wash out the cleaning fluid. then the hot, clean water. With the hole up, dry it with the hair dryer to heat it up good to help remove the water and of coarse, get some oil in it. Hope that helps S.M. Carless

Thank you and glad you enjoyed the video.

My big problem is that I didn't know to release that spring slowly to release the tension. I hope I didn't break it?@@justmike57

Yes, I did put the spring in the tank the way it was and was hoping for the best. I didn't have anything to take the spring out safely. After the movement cleaner, rinsed with hot water then soapy water, then hot water again. After drying the spring with the hair dryer, I put some clock oil in the hole. Still running well so far.

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Thank you for your response to the video. You are right about the small spring and washer and putting the clock back together I am surprised I didn't show them. Also this was my first one and since then, I have learned how to clean the barrel Main Spring. What I did here I would not recommend. The cleaner never gets washed out and the old oil and water I am sure doesn't look good inside. I did make a video on cleaning a barrel main spring after I learned just what they were all about. Again, thanks so much for your findings that I missed in the video and thanks as well for watching.

@@justmike57 Mike, thanks for the update. I just found and watched your other (newer) video where you disassemble/clean/reassemble a 400-day main spring. Great job! I am not sure I'm ready to attempt that yet. My Kundo clock is running nicely now but it's only been one week since I put it back together. For the main spring, I soaked the housing in a clock cleaner solution for 24 hours, to include squirting a lot inside the hole. I then rinsed twice -- once with Dawn & hot water and once with super hot plain water. I drained as fully as possible from the hole and then blasted the main spring barrel and its hole with a hair dry for quite a few minutes. I looked for evidence of moisture but couldn't see any coming from the hole. After cool down, I used a clock oil pen to insert drops of oil into the hole, but not too much. Finally, after reassembling the clock, I completely wound and then completely released the mainspring three or four times. I was thinking (hoping?) this might help spread the drops of clock oil across the main spring. In any event, it will be interesting to see how long my clock runs without disassembling & cleaning the main spring in the manner you show in your other video. On the 400-day clock forum at NAWCC, some of the experts there strongly advise against attempting to disassemble/reassemble the main spring unless you have a (expensive!) spring winder. They explain how this is both for safety reasons and how the spring can rather easily get damaged or misshaped. Looks like you had none of those issues! Nice going. P.S. For anyone interested, I found Mike's other video at ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-qnFzS_Gb68Y.html

If you go to my playlist and look under cuckoo clock repair, you will see a video that shows the bottle of cleaner I use... and there are two kinds I have now. It is for cleaning clock works and you might find it on Ebay in smaller amounts. I use a normal clock oil but the Synthetic might be a better clock oil to use now. Either one is good.

I have found that moving the fork closer to the top and keeping it level will get your clock started and not zip by a double click or so and the pendulum will have better action.

I think you are right. It is a matter of taste and function. I prefer glass because it has the feel of quality and high end compared to plastic. Funny thing is, I have bought Anniversary clocks that were battery ran but had a glass cover for my key wind clocks that had the plastic cover on them. Of coarse the battery movements are so cheap, they can put the money into outside features. I have always said, it's your clock and you should be happy with it. Unless you are buying to resell, plastic works for you. You have a great one and thanks for stopping in Bill

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I started about 8 years ago, then stopped after the wife passed, and now back at it again Elegant Homestead. I do really enjoy working on them.

Iseekoutthetruth, I only could let 4 people at a time in my little house to see almost all the clocks at a time. I saw my dad working on the clocks before and thought I might be able to do a better job at it, compared to just putting in new works because I thought it took the value away from the clock. Yes, it was a different day and the solar chilli has been in other videos and a great subscriber sent me the Solar Chilli Dog. I love it. By the way, I do change my shirt every day, even if it still smells fresh. If I were to turn it inside out, the shirt would not be the same. So happy you could come see my channel today Iseekoutthetruth.

@@justmike57 man, this was a long reply back, I did not see a solar chili dog.

@@Iseekoutthetruth You are right about the reply, because you wrote me a letter with 50 Questions. I hope you are ok because you alway comment with a one liner. The chilli dog was in two videos when I first got him.

@@justmike57 I am doing good Just Mike, thanks for asking. I dont remember ever seeing the chili dog, but than I dont remember what I did 3 days ago. Who gave you the chili dog? Did it take you 4 days to make this video? I noticed you had 4 different types of shirts on, or is this like the grass cutting video where you kept changing your hats? That was a funny video. You seemed very happy that day. I did see the M&M guys In this video. And the temperature and time of day. Soooooo many things to look at in your videos.

Well I am very happy you are doing so well and Happy today Iseekoutthetruth. I have a subscriber that sent me these solar dancers that likes to be called Bat. He is a great guy, but a little weird like me, so we get along great together, lol. You are almost right about the shirts and days. Taking the clock apart, cleaning it, taking dad and his wife to breakfast, going to a funeral that week and so many things going on. This video did take a few days to complete. Don't retire anytime soon unless you want to get busier in your life, lol

I don't have a picture of your clock, but if it is just the wire that holds the pendulum up and keeps it turning around, that is simple enough to fix. The barrel that holds the spring should be cleaned and re-oiled as well. At least the shop should have given you an estimate and let you determine if the clock is worth the price to fix.

Back in the day, they also had plastic domes. I don't like them because they get scratched. So I hunt the Goodwill stores for the clocks with the glass domes and buy them cheap, even if they are quartz. Then I just trade them. A quartz clock is normally cheap, you can tell by the pendulum that goes around. Some quarts are very nice with nice pendulums that I wouldn't trade the domes. So for your answer to your question is Yes they made plastic domes for the older clocks.

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You are right. The clock works might be all gummed up, or the wratchen lever might be stuck or broke. I take it this is not a Cuckoo Clock. You can order online, the new clock oil and clock cleaner. But if you want to try cleaning it without the clock cleaner, you can use Dawn Dishwashing soap and hot water along with an old toothbrush. On a wind up clock, (Like an alarm clock) you have to be careful of the thin wire spring that ticks back and forth. very fragile. If you would like, I have an email address on my newer videos or here it is to let me know any other questions. justmike2575@gmail.com

it was so grateful that I received your advice. It’d take a little time for me to dive in and start tearing up my clock but I’d certainly seek your advice soon. In the meantime please be safe and keeping health with you and families.

Thank you so much Mythinh Vlog.

Thank you Coin Girl

Sorry it took so long to get back to you. The name of the tool is called: Clock Mainspring Let-Down Tool Set. Should have different sizes to fit the key sizes. To let the clock unwind, you have to turn it as if you are winding it. Then Raise the bar that holds it from unwinding and slowly unwind the clock, using the tool. If you are using the key, Sometimes it will get away from you and just want to eat your fingers and hand. I see this tool is around $30.00, but if you work on clocks a lot, it is well worth it to save your fingers. Thanks again for stopping in.

Hello Mike it’s ok we’re all busy but thank you for your reply I appreciate it a lot stay safe I’ll let you know how it works out thanks again

@@justmike57 This was my question also!. I did what you said not to do, I used the key and it did quite a damage on my thumb, so I am looking into getting the tool now. I was able to put everything together but now the clock stops running afer a half an hour, I worry that having it unwound it is no longer winding up correctly. What could be the problem?

@@etyk990 If you unwind it too far, the spring might come off the rod that winds it. It this has happen you will have to take the cylinder apart, re-attach the rod and pop it back together. I didn't show how to get it apart. I will look on another guys site that takes them apart for you and give you his video in a bit.

@@etyk990 Start the video at 25:00 to see how he takes the barrow apart. Time4Clocks ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-HXkf3EF2bHs.html

I use a Clock Cleaning Concentrate Non-Ammoniated. I was using the Ammoniated that I think works better, but I have a sonic cleaner now and use it indoors. If you go to the link for where I buy most of my things, download their catalog for free and see what they have. Page 120. They have cleaners and sprays. www.ronellclock.com/

@@justmike57 thank you im one of those guys that dont like people to work on my things ,ive always wanted a glass globe clocke, found a 1949 0r 1953 schatz ann. Clock for $10.00 at an auction . So im interested in working on it i jad already purshaed and installed .0040 mm 102cm suspension spring and lower block and im slowly learning vitals tips in fixing them. I also bought a 79 pearl grandfather clock with was easy, kinda needs polished kinda. But its doing great now cept for gongs are like thuds but and replacing glass seal but that a different story.

There is a round cylinder that has a spring in it. That is one of the main things that will slow or stop your clock Seven Dogs. You might be able to just oil the spring that you can't see, through the one hole and hope for the best, but it might be temporary

@@justmike57 Thx Mike, I'll give that a try.

I live in Washington State. Sometimes these clocks can be fussy to work on. Most the time I have no problem with them as long as I get the right Wire on the pendulum.

Yes, move the hands forward until the time is correct Cynthia Riley

Is yours a wind once a year or battery, Pandora Hunting With Debby & ScubaDude?

The first set of videos I have were for the ones that didn't want to take the movement apart. Most people are afraid to do so. My newest videos, I take them apart all the way. You must understand that you need to take many pictures of the movement and the gears so you can get it back together again. Then comes the harder part. Moving certain gears to get your clock back in time so the cuckoo will know when to stop and the gong and bellows know when to operate at the right time and right order.

@@justmike57 I should of clarified my myself .It is an anniversary clock it does not have any chimes.I ordered a older book on Anniversary clocks and called a man here locally that restores old clocks. I told him what clock I had and what book I ordered and he said I have the right book. My understanding is the book has the back plate in diagrams and list what clock you have. He also told me that the book will have the length of support spring for the pendulum and what thickness he said you are better and cheaper to assemble your own support spring. The support spring came off the top and its is twisted very badly. I just need to find a unloader key now. I am really looking forward to tearing down and restoring it. They are not worth anything and it has never worked when our friends gave it to Mom, so I am not to worried about destroying it but I am going to be very careful i want to really get it running again. Thanks for the reply

@@madmanmechanic8847 This makes more sense. I have cuckoo clock on my mind. You can let down the spring with the key and a small screwdriver, but take your time and don't try to let it down just a little more to go faster. The hardest thing would be to get the fork lined up and at the right height. As for cleaning the spring in the barrel, I didn't have leather gloves, and I bleed very easily, lol. Mark has some videos that might help you on getting the spring out of the barrel. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-u1AH6x6ePvE.html&ab_channel=MarkMunnerlyn And to get the spring back in ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-8n-mCu7poG0.html&ab_channel=MarkMunnerlyn

@@madmanmechanic8847 And for the best guy to see how to clean the spring and I love his videos is ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VhGXW8EfIXQ.html&ab_channel=Time4Clocks

The book I bought is The Horolovar 400 day clock repair guide its the eighth edition "78" I thought I was going to get a beginners book on tear down and cleaning 400s and how they work. I just opened it this after noon and started reading it and its for a Journey man clock maker not for a novus such as I. It goes right in to clock escapements and adjust them and then goes into questions and answers right after that. I got a freakin head ache trying to understand this shit. I called my guy to see if they have a beginners book on 400s and he told me you have the right book .The one thing I do like about it is it has most mounting plates for 400s for diagrams in the back of the book and it will tell you what plate you have and a out line for the suspension spring for the pendulum. I told Dale that this book is like giving him a book on how to repair a Mercruiser Alpha Gen 2 stern drives and not explaining how the drive works. I do Marine repair as you can tell Mike. I think if I tear this clock down and clean it and replace the suspension spring it will take off I dont think it ever been serviced. But the section in the book on setting the time for these 400s is very cloudy and nothing concrete . I have a lot to learn. As far as the main spring Mike I think it would be better to ultrasonic clean it then just take some 00 steel wool and get the old rust and crap off the spring instead of 40 and scotch brite. Thanks for trying to help me

Thanks for the visit my friend AB's Kitchen Recipes & Vlogs.

I hope so also. Soon I will have better videos coming out on these Anniversary Clocks. Have a great week.

@@justmike57 Thanks. That would be awesome.

Not sure if you had to change the Spring Wire. But if you did, there is a chance that the wire you have is the wrong wire. A too think of wire will make your clock run very fast and the book isn't always correct on some of the wires. When you turn the dial to slow the clock down, sometimes the balls on the lower pendulum need to be worked a little to make sure they moved in the direction they were asked to move.

You would have to look above where the wire to the pendulum hooks on. Make sure it has the fork on the wire and the fork is tapping back and forth on the clock works.

Thanks. To me, this was a challenge. Thanks for watching Miss Southern Belle

In the video, I showed that the main spring went into the clock cleaning solution. I didn't use the cleaning solution on the front and back of the clock works because I am sure there is a clock varnish on them and the cleaning solution would strip that off. I also use a hairdryer on these parts for fast drying to also help prevent water staining.

@@justmike57 sorry for my english when you wash main spring with housing that is not the right way best taking the spring out and after cleaning putting back with lubricating oil that way is no water after washing whole parts you did.I wasn't talking about staining (mistake-try write staying) water can stay inside main spring housing barel

We all forget something sometimes. It's been a while, but should be easy enough to figure out. I think the minute shaft went in first, then the gear on the side and then the hour tube followed by the e-clip. If that doesn't get it, send me pictures of the gears and the back of the face. Line them up so I can tell you as 1-2-3 steps. My email is below the video.

Oh, and by the way, I found how to get the mainspring out of the barrel so it can be cleaned and oiled. Check out my Playlist on Anniversary Clocks.

@@justmike57 thanks for replying Mike,I managed to figure it out in the end,the main spring was broken in the barrel so I replaced that,I put a new suspension spring on it too as the original one had spiraled set the beat and over the last day I’ve been adjusting the time wheel and have now got it running sweet,it’s loosing 1 minute as it stands but wether that increases by morning(uk time) I will have to wait and see I’m pleased with it tho

Thank you John Rogers. Some of the springs will come out and others I have worked on were not meant to come out. I didn't want to order a new spring, so I gave this cleaning a try. The clock runs great now. Thanks for stopping in John Rogers.

The only ones I have that chime are the battery anniversary clocks. I never worked on them, but I know they have a trigger in them that makes them start the chime. Sorry I couldn't help you on this one Brian Zeigler.

@@justmike57 it is the battery powered clock. I appreciate your help though. It worked right once. Hopefully it will again. Thank you

In most cases, all you need to know is the maker of the clock and you can order the spring wire that way. The Main Spring the is wound? I would try the same with the name of the clock or go by the with and length of the spring Mard.

@@justmike57 thanks, its a kundo and i did some research, seems like there is only one kind of spring for kundos. my other question is that how can I tell if its just the spring that needs changing? The current spring has a few kinks, and the clock does not run at all. I did not have the key so I wound the clock with a spanner as much as I can till it doesnt turn anymore. I am not sure if the clock will work if I just simply change the spring.

@@wudao2001 Don't change the Spring if it's now broke. Also, don't wind the clock so tight you can't turn the key anymore because you will bind the spring up and the spring can't do it's job. After you install the wire pendulum, make sure the fork is on the rod. Also you might have to lower the fork... or raise the fork to get proper contact with the timing of your clock.

There isn't much to these clocks. If it is running fine, look close at the gears to make sure they are meeting with each other. Also, when the folk clicks from side to side, is it making the full click. The folk might need adjusting up or down on the wire for the pendulum.

@@justmike57 thanks I’ll check it out!

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All clocks are beautiful, once you get inside of them to see what makes them tick Marcos Teaches.

I am sure I should take it apart to clean the mainspring, but I need to get the tool and learn how to take it apart. I have taken other kinds of clocks apart without the tool, but very tricky Mantolaman.

I understand. I'm just a hobbyist and have to draw the line on what tools I can buy and those I can't. It would be difficult on this type spring with no winder. But some 'strong' guys do it with just their hands. That's not me!

Thank you for stopping by, and yes I will do the same as you Dromar

My first one to clean and didn't know just how for sure Zesty Girl.

@@justmike57 Got through this entire "repair" playlist for you yesterday - in thanks always!

Well Hello Raymond, nice to see you and thanks for checking out my channel and I will do the same.

Like is a good word and I don't see a problem with it, like you said, it's you and you are great being a human, lol.

@@justmike57 Yer the sweetest 🤗🤗

I don't work on battery movements like this. Just the same, has the battery ever corded in the space that operates the pendulum? if so, the wire might have been eaten away. There are times that for some reason the pendulum part just stops working and you have to buy a new, separate pendulum swing only.

Thanks for reply. It did seem there was residue from battery. I’ll look for a real Anniversary clock in the future. I’m fascinated by time pieces. When I see complex nature of the springs,gears and whatnots I’m inspired.

I like the clocks with their spinning pendulum while they are still working Jeffrey Cunningtown.

@@justmike57 Awesome to hear that ❤️

Hey there Nicole. I have my hours and am monetized but now for the money to start. It takes a lot of views and others to watch the ads to make just one buck. I will plow on yours about every other day to help you get your hours up. Love your videos you put out. Thanks again Nicole for running the vids, you are a great friend

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NoneMechanic101. what kind of clock do you have to fix? You better get it fixed soon for your new house you know.

Yes, when working on clocks, they do have fine, small screws that do make it a bit more difficult to work on Frankie

​@@justmike57 Yes, it is.

This was my first Anniversary clock I have ever done. For what I did, It did run and keep time just the same. Since this video, I have learned how to take the barrel spring out, clean and oil it again, then put it back together. It's nice to learn and be successful at what you might have learned. Thanks so much for the comment and I will also pay attention to the rotation on my next clock.

@@justmike57 Bonjour Pour vous aider, vous pouvez sans doute vous procurer le livre suivant : "Anniversary clock adjusting" de Mervyn Passmore qui est un livre merveilleux pour apprendre à maitriser ces superbes pendules. Vous y trouverez également des "outils" pour régler l’amplitude du mouvement etc ... Je pense que ça va vous plaire. Il y a aussi l'indispensable "Anniversary clock identiification" du même auteur qui vous aidera à vous y reconnaitre dans tous les modèles et régler les fils. Enfin, vous avez le site de Meadows and Passmore qui vous vendra beaucoup de pièces indispensables pour ces pendules ainsi qu'un utilitaire sur le site pour vous aider à les identifier. J'espère que tout ceci vous aidera.

They are, so you have to be careful with what you are doing Marcos Teaches.

I think you should be able too by hitting the (CC) on the lower frame of this video.

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My email is listed below the video. If your fork is fluttering, try moving the folk up to get it to settle down.

@@justmike57 ti invio mail con foto del mio orologio...la sospensione non fa scattare il meccanismo..non so come intervenire... grazie in anticipo...ti inoltro foto.. grazie