MCfan Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 I recently came across my original factory clock which I had replaced with a repop quartz clock a couple of years ago. I researched several prior threads on clock repair and decided to see if I could fix this one myself since the clock in my '70 SS is also not operating. Long story short, the clock had both mechanical and electrical problems, none of which could have been fixed with a shot of PB Blaster. Not sure how typical my clock's problems are but I was able to fix them all and it is running fine and keeping perfect time on my workbench now. Here's a link to a photo journal I made of the project if anyone is interested: http://s912.photobucket.com/albums/ac329/dbengtson4/Repairing%20a%20dash%20clock/ NOTE: This repair project started with a clock already out of the dash so it does not cover any of the steps necessary to remove the clock from the instrument cluster or to reinstall it. Those steps are pretty well covered in several other previous threads. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
71 MONTE 4 YA Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Definetly a good job on the post Dennis and the pictures. This will come in handy for everyone here. Maybe this could be made into a sticky for future reference!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murphy Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Without a doubt Dennis, your posts are GREAT! Thank you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stangeba Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Super job, thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
footballubet Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Great job! This will end up in the archives. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LostnFound Posted November 1, 2012 Share Posted November 1, 2012 Well done! I'm glad you found the "time" to do it and record it like that for everyone's benefit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
7tonemonte Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Very nice!! Ive heard of it being done, but your little journal makes it easy to follow! Winter project perhaps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cny first gen 71 Posted November 2, 2012 Share Posted November 2, 2012 Great job Dennis, but even with this I still dont think I will tackle mine. But I may call you when I get ready to do it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbolt Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Just finished rebuilding my clock following the posted instructions. It took less than 3 hours, start to finish, with the clock already removed from the dash. I had to post this in case anyone was scared to attempt this very simple repair. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MCfan Posted December 12, 2012 Author Share Posted December 12, 2012 Congratulations! Thanks for the feedback. Right now, I'm considering putting my repaired clock back in place of the new clock I installed a couple years ago - just one more way to keep it more original. I'm definitely going to attempt repairing the clock in my other '70 next summer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam (Bones) Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I need to test my '70's clock, restoring the dash is coming up very soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaughn Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 Great info Dennis, thanks for sharing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
70mcarlo Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 Great information as always Dennis - I always look forward to reading about your various Monte projects, as you do such a great job explaining and documenting the steps involved. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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